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In September 2022 the DOT executed 262,785 inspections and issued 137,212 violations across the US. We take a look at the numbers of inspections and violations that were held in each state and see which FMCSA BASIC measure they enforced the most.
The violations are grouped together based on which BASIC category that they fall under. Some violations do not fall under a specific BASIC category and were not counted in the tables.
The "Vehicle Maintenance" category took the largest share of overall violations with 84,705 violations accounting for over 60% of the total violations issued in the US.
Read below to see how many inspections your state started and and how many of those inspections turned into violations.
Alabama
Inspections: 4,653
Violations: 2,373
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving35014.7%Hours-of-Service29512.4%Vehicle Maintenance1,47362%Substance & Alcohol8.3%Driver Fitness1586.6%Hazardous Materials20.08%
Alaska
Inspections: 1,043
Violations: 287
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving5318.4%Hours-of-Service31%Vehicle Maintenance21073%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness113.8%Hazardous Materials1.35%Arizona
Inspections:5,713
Violations: 4,463
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving73516.5%Hours-of-Service1,08424.3%Vehicle Maintenance2,29551.4%Substance & Alcohol24.53%Driver Fitness1333%Hazardous Materials32.7%
Arkansas
Inspections: 5,202
Violations: 2,229
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving39317.6%Hours-of-Service26111.7%Vehicle Maintenance1,43864.5%Substance & Alcohol13.58%Driver Fitness703%Hazardous Materials15.67%
California
Inspections: 38,518
Violations: 11,031
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving3,44131.2%Hours-of-Service2992%Vehicle Maintenance6,52759%Substance & Alcohol15.13%Driver Fitness2071.9%Hazardous Materials36.33%
Colorado
Inspections: 3,349
Violations: 2,132
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving37517.6%Hours-of-Service42119.7%Vehicle Maintenance1,11152%Substance & Alcohol14.65%Driver Fitness783.7%Hazardous Materials16.7%
Connecticut
Inspections: 1,337
Violations: 1,275
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving35928.1%Hours-of-Service16613%Vehicle Maintenance64350%Substance & Alcohol3.2%Driver Fitness493.8%Hazardous Materials2.15%
Delaware
Inspections: 544
Violations: 280
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving13247%Hours-of-Service176%Vehicle Maintenance9233%Substance & Alcohol1.36%Driver Fitness227.9%Hazardous Materials00%
Florida
Inspections: 7,135
Violations: 3,750
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving86123%Hours-of-Service2657%Vehicle Maintenance2,18958%Substance & Alcohol8.21%Driver Fitness1945.1%Hazardous Materials11.3%
Georgia
Inspections: 6,081
Violations: 4,892
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,01320.7%Hours-of-Service72114.7%Vehicle Maintenance2,62953.7%Substance & Alcohol24.49%Driver Fitness2615.3%Hazardous Materials651.3%
Hawaii
Inspections: 178
Violations: 84
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1517.9%Hours-of-Service00%Vehicle Maintenance5464%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness33.6%Hazardous Materials00%
Idaho
Inspections: 858
Violations: 987
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving20020.2%Hours-of-Service12913%Vehicle Maintenance56857.5%Substance & Alcohol4.4%Driver Fitness414.1%Hazardous Materials6.6%
Illinois
Inspections: 9,618
Violations: 1,513
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving56938%Hours-of-Service1369%Vehicle Maintenance62041%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness1379%Hazardous Materials7.46%
Indiana
Inspections: 5,593
Violations: 3,422
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,41641.4%Hours-of-Service53715.7%Vehicle Maintenance1,25737%Substance & Alcohol6.17%Driver Fitness962.8%Hazardous Materials4.11%
Iowa
Inspections: 4,662
Violations: 1,499
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving62542%Hours-of-Service24616%Vehicle Maintenance47732%Substance & Alcohol9.6%Driver Fitness795.3%Hazardous Materials6.4%
Kansas
Inspections: 3,620
Violations: 1,319
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving22317%Hours-of-Service20715.7%Vehicle Maintenance75257%Substance & Alcohol11.8%Driver Fitness644.8%Hazardous Materials9.7%
Kentucky
Inspections: 5,927
Violations: 3,154
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving95130%Hours-of-Service2748.7%Vehicle Maintenance1,61051%Substance & Alcohol7.2%Driver Fitness1033.3%Hazardous Materials16.5%
Louisiana
Inspections: 2,918
Violations: 1,709
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving43926%Hours-of-Service1468.5%Vehicle Maintenance99058%Substance & Alcohol3.17%Driver Fitness935.4%Hazardous Materials13.76%
Maine
Inspections: 1,818
Violations: 517
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving12524%Hours-of-Service428.1%Vehicle Maintenance30860%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness183.5%Hazardous Materials00%
Maryland
Inspections: 9,054
Violations: 3,074
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving68222%Hours-of-Service1053.4%Vehicle Maintenance1,80759%Substance & Alcohol8.26%Driver Fitness2568.3%Hazardous Materials9.3%
Massachusetts
Inspections: 1,503
Violations: 1,511
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving49433%Hours-of-Service634%Vehicle Maintenance65443%Substance & Alcohol4.26%Driver Fitness1318.7%Hazardous Materials8.52
Michigan
Inspections: 4,392
Violations: 3,449
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,42641.3%Hours-of-Service1775.1%Vehicle Maintenance1,43641.6%Substance & Alcohol7.2%Driver Fitness1564.5%Hazardous Materials14.4%
Minnesota
Inspections: 2,824
Violations: 2,038
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving68934%Hours-of-Service1346.6%Vehicle Maintenance1,04451.2%Substance & Alcohol8.39%Driver Fitness864.2%Hazardous Materials17.83%
Mississippi
Inspections: 5,217
Violations: 1,229
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving21817.7%Hours-of-Service18515%Vehicle Maintenance63852%Substance & Alcohol352.8%Driver Fitness856.9%Hazardous Materials2.16%
Missouri
Inspections: 5,186
Violations: 3,701
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving58615.8%Hours-of-Service64417.4%Vehicle Maintenance2,22860%Substance & Alcohol10.27%Driver Fitness1253.4%Hazardous Materials21.56%
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Montana
Inspections: 3,143
Violations: 541
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving7413.7%Hours-of-Service9217%Vehicle Maintenance32159%Substance & Alcohol3.55%Driver Fitness254.6%Hazardous Materials81.4%
Nebraska
Inspections: 2,774
Violations: 2,300
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving73332%Hours-of-Service32014%Vehicle Maintenance99143%Substance & Alcohol7.3%Driver Fitness903.9%Hazardous Materials16.7%
Nevada
Inspections: 1,919
Violations: 613
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving10316.8%Hours-of-Service8313.5%Vehicle Maintenance34556%Substance & Alcohol1.16%Driver Fitness325.2%Hazardous Materials5.8%
New Hampshire
Inspections: 1,019
Violations: 299
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving8929.7%Hours-of-Service175.7%Vehicle Maintenance12241%Substance & Alcohol31%Driver Fitness4916.4%Hazardous Materials2.67%
New Jersey
Inspections: 1,443
Violations: 2,293
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving41118%Hours-of-Service341.5%Vehicle Maintenance1,37460%Substance & Alcohol5.2%Driver Fitness2249.8%Hazardous Materials311.4%
New Mexico
Inspections: 9,979
Violations: 2,587
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving64825%Hours-of-Service2469.5%Vehicle Maintenance1,54459.7%Substance & Alcohol10.38%Driver Fitness552.1%Hazardous Materials13.5%
New York
Inspections: 10,016
Violations: 6,055
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,23520.4%Hours-of-Service4277%Vehicle Maintenance3,41456%Substance & Alcohol13.2%Driver Fitness3455.7%Hazardous Materials49.8%
North Carolina
Inspections: 7,939
Violations: 2,204
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving44320%Hours-of-Service1958.9%Vehicle Maintenance1,26257%Substance & Alcohol11.5%Driver Fitness1637.4%Hazardous Materials6.27%
North Dakota
Inspections: 1,163
Violations: 799
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving10112.6%Hours-of-Service10613.2%Vehicle Maintenance55870%Substance & Alcohol5.62%Driver Fitness162%Hazardous Materials1.125%
Ohio
Inspections: 5,447
Violations: 2,241
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving53323.7%Hours-of-Service27812.4%Vehicle Maintenance1,25056%Substance & Alcohol3.13%Driver Fitness894%Hazardous Materials17.75%
Oklahoma
Inspections: 3,476
Violations: 1,759
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving49028%Hours-of-Service1317.4%Vehicle Maintenance97455%Substance & Alcohol3.17%Driver Fitness854.8%Hazardous Materials14.8%
Oregon
Inspections: 1,971
Violations: 814
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving12215%Hours-of-Service19324%Vehicle Maintenance43253%Substance & Alcohol3.36%Driver Fitness374.5%Hazardous Materials1.12%
Pennsylvania
Inspections: 6,907
Violations: 5,035
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,49729.7%Hours-of-Service4148.2%Vehicle Maintenance2,51750%Substance & Alcohol9.17%Driver Fitness2935.8%Hazardous Materials1.01%
Rhode Island
Inspections: 539
Violations: 1,195
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving38632.3%Hours-of-Service252%Vehicle Maintenance59649.9%Substance & Alcohol4.3%Driver Fitness1058.8%Hazardous Materials4.33%
South Carolina
Inspections: 3,695
Violations: 1,415
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving48935%Hours-of-Service1148%Vehicle Maintenance69549%Substance & Alcohol6.4%Driver Fitness694.8%Hazardous Materials161.1%
South Dakota
Inspections: 2,218
Violations: 163
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving5936%Hours-of-Service159%Vehicle Maintenance8149.6%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness74.2%Hazardous Materials00%
Tennessee
Inspections: 6,900
Violations: 2,239
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving66729.8%Hours-of-Service26812%Vehicle Maintenance1,07748%Substance & Alcohol10.4%Driver Fitness1175.2%Hazardous Materials9.4%
Texas
Inspections: 26,570
Violations: 27,320
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving2,3418.5%Hours-of-Service1,2244.5%Vehicle Maintenance22,24981.4%Substance & Alcohol29.1%Driver Fitness6812.5%Hazardous Materials145.5%
Utah
Inspections: 3,667
Violations: 1,804
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving40222.2%Hours-of-Service33718.6%Vehicle Maintenance93652%Substance & Alcohol11.6%Driver Fitness543%Hazardous Materials8.4%
Vermont
Inspections: 650
Violations: 240
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving4418.3%Hours-of-Service208.3%Vehicle Maintenance14761.3%Substance & Alcohol00%Driver Fitness145.8%Hazardous Materials00%
Virginia
Inspections: 2,895
Violations: 1,633
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving18611.4%Hours-of-Service16410%Vehicle Maintenance1,11868.5%Substance & Alcohol5.3%Driver Fitness684.1%Hazardous Materials8.5%
Washington
Inspections: 6,611
Violations: 3,623
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving1,25935%Hours-of-Service41811.5%Vehicle Maintenance1,59044%Substance & Alcohol7.2%Driver Fitness1373.8%Hazardous Materials7.2%
West Virginia
Inspections: 1,989
Violations: 579
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving20335%Hours-of-Service295%Vehicle Maintenance24642%Substance & Alcohol1.17%Driver Fitness447.6%Hazardous Materials00%
Wisconsin
Inspections: 3,122
Violations: 2,740
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving80729.5%Hours-of-Service1385%Vehicle Maintenance1,47354%Substance & Alcohol6.2%Driver Fitness843%Hazardous Materials14.5%
Wyoming
Inspections: 2,093
Violations: 1,276
BASIC Violation GroupViolations% of Total ViolationsUnsafe Driving17914%Hours-of-Service24819%Vehicle Maintenance69855%Substance & Alcohol6.5%Driver Fitness705.5%Hazardous Materials4.3%
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