Compliance Risk Index / FMCSA
Driver Fitness Violations
Data coverage: since 2023-01-01 · Source: FMCSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) input data
335,764
real violations recorded
5,861,940
total real inspections in dataset
5.7%
of inspections, this category
5.88%
out-of-service rate
335,764 real driver fitness violations turn up in FMCSA's own Safety Measurement System input data since 2023-01-01, out of 5,861,940 total real roadside inspections — about 5.7% of every real inspection recorded a violation in this BASIC category. 5.88% of those violations resulted in a real out-of-service order, pulling the vehicle or driver from the road on the spot.
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Source: US FMCSA Safety Measurement System (SMS) input data, since 2023-01-01. National only — this extract carries no per-inspection state field. Full methodology and every other dataset: the Compliance Risk Index.
Frequently asked questions
How many Driver Fitness violations does FMCSA record?
335,764 real violations since 2023-01-01, out of 5,861,940 total real roadside inspections in FMCSA's own Safety Measurement System input data -- about 5.7% of every inspection recorded a violation in this category.
What share of Driver Fitness violations result in an out-of-service order?
5.88% of these violations resulted in a real out-of-service order, as recorded in FMCSA's own extract.
Does this data include state-level breakdowns?
No -- FMCSA's ingested extract carries no per-inspection state field, so this dataset is national-only.