What the check shows
Every roadside inspection, out-of-service order and reportable crash tied to a USDOT number goes into FMCSA’s public records. This tool reads three of them live: the company census for the carrier’s name, status and fleet size; the vehicle inspection file for each inspection in the last 24 months and whether it put the vehicle or the driver out of service; and the crash file for reportable crashes in the same period.
The rates follow FMCSA’s convention: the vehicle out-of-service rate counts Level I, II and V inspections, the levels that examine the vehicle, and the driver rate counts Level I, II and III, the levels that examine the driver. Nationwide in 2025, 22.3% of vehicles and 6.1% of drivers inspected were placed out of service (every state’s rates; what each inspection level covers).
How it differs from a CSA score
FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System sorts violations into seven categories, weights each by severity and by how recent it is, and compares carriers with similar exposure. This check doesn’t do that weighting; it counts. Your official percentiles are on the SMS website (how CSA scores work).
Why it matters for insurance
Underwriters pull the same inspection and crash history when they quote commercial auto liability, and out-of-service rates well above the national rates usually mean more questions about maintenance and driver files. Knowing what’s on the record before the renewal lets you answer them, and fix what’s fixable, first. Truck insurance.
Sources
- FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)
- FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (data.transportation.gov)
- FMCSA Crash File (data.transportation.gov)
- FMCSA Safety Measurement System (official CSA results)
Public FMCSA data as published on data.transportation.gov; records can take weeks to appear and can be corrected through FMCSA’s DataQs. Nothing you type is stored.