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Carrier Out-of-Service Alerts: 2026 statistics from 13,519 public records
Texas leads with 2,004 of 13,519 records (14.8%), ahead of California with 1,844 (13.6%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)
Key findings
- Zalwin's FmcsaSafetyAlertPulse dataset holds 13,519 FmcsaSafetyAlertPulse records dated 2026-11-03 to 2026-11-03 (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- Texas leads with 2,004 of 13,519 records (14.8%), ahead of California with 1,844 (13.6%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- The most common out-of-service rate is Typical (under 20%): 9,174 of 13,519 records (67.9%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- Across 13,519 records with a stated inspections (30 days), the total is 104,525 and the median is 4; the largest is 800 (SWIFT TRANSPORTATION CO OF ARIZONA LLC (USDOT 54283)) (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- The top 10% of records by inspections (30 days) (1,352 of 13,519) account for 44.0% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- 13,519 of 13,519 records (100.0%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
- In Texas, the leading out-of-service rate is Typical (under 20%) with 1,116 of 2,004 records (55.7%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records)). #
FmcsaSafetyAlertPulse records by state
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,004 | 14.8% |
| California | 1,844 | 13.6% |
| Illinois | 1,360 | 10.1% |
| Pennsylvania | 669 | 4.9% |
| Ohio | 618 | 4.6% |
| Florida | 463 | 3.4% |
| North Carolina | 463 | 3.4% |
| New Jersey | 356 | 2.6% |
| Washington | 302 | 2.2% |
| Indiana | 288 | 2.1% |
| Tennessee | 287 | 2.1% |
| Michigan | 282 | 2.1% |
| New York | 270 | 2.0% |
| Georgia | 259 | 1.9% |
| Maryland | 233 | 1.7% |
FmcsaSafetyAlertPulse records by out-of-service rate
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Typical (under 20%) | 9,174 | 67.9% |
| High out-of-service rate (30%+) | 2,391 | 17.7% |
| Elevated (20-30%) | 1,954 | 14.5% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 13,519 public records dated 2026-11-03 to 2026-11-03; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File (public roadside inspection records). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated inspections (30 days).
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "FmcsaSafetyAlertPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/fmcsasafetypulse
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