FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Colorado
Unsafe Driving in Colorado
- 6,133Violations recorded
- 48,899Registered carriers in the state
- 96,271State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Colorado carries 6,133 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 34 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.009 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here. Nationally, a violation in this category carries an average severity weight of 5.55.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 26,979
- 2 to 5 power units 15,675
- 6 to 20 power units 3,643
- 21 to 100 power units 859
- 101 to 1,000 power units 131
- 1,000 or more power units 42
Other categories recorded in Colorado
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in CO 282
- Crash Indicator in CO 3,480
- Driver Fitness in CO 5,392
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in CO 610
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in CO 20,267
- Vehicle Maintenance in CO 71,784
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Colorado →
Figures from the federal source files: EPA’s ECHO downloads, CMS provider files and the FMCSA census.
Counts from FMCSA SMS input files on data.transportation.gov: kjg3-diqy (Motor Carrier Census, 2,122,441 rows), rbkj-cgst (Inspection, 5,834,148), 8mt8-2mdr (Violation, 6,808,260), 4wxs-vbns (Crash, 255,582), p2mt-9ige (Out of Service Orders, 399,600); SoQL aggregates fetched 2026-09-16. The rank is taken over the jurisdictions this desk publishes, and the national figure beside it is the register’s own total for the category.
What this page shows
This page of the Velarion Records public-records register covers Unsafe Driving in Colorado in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System, listing 6,133 violations, 48,899 registered carriers in the state, and 96,271 state inspections addressing it. Colorado's 6,133 violations come out of 649,893 recorded nationally, placing it 34 of 51 jurisdictions, and a violation in this category carries an average national severity weight of 5.55. The page also lists Colorado carriers by fleet size: 26,979 with 1 power unit, 15,675 with 2 to 5 power units, 3,643 with 6 to 20 power units, 859 with 21 to 100 power units, 131 with 101 to 1,000 power units, and 42 with 1,000 or more power units.