FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Louisiana
Unsafe Driving in Louisiana
- 16,829Violations recorded
- 11,164Registered carriers in the state
- 89,362State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Louisiana carries 16,829 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 14 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.026 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 6,271
- 2 to 5 power units 2,871
- 6 to 20 power units 951
- 21 to 100 power units 315
- 101 to 1,000 power units 54
- 1,000 or more power units 15
Other categories recorded in Louisiana
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in LA 150
- Crash Indicator in LA 5,227
- Driver Fitness in LA 3,395
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in LA 630
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in LA 11,588
- Vehicle Maintenance in LA 40,681
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Louisiana →
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
The page prints the Louisiana Unsafe Driving category of the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, covering moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle in Louisiana. It lists 16,829 violations recorded, 11,164 registered carriers in the state, and 89,362 state inspections addressing it. Louisiana carriers by fleet size are listed as 6,271 for 1 power unit, 2,871 for 2 to 5 power units, 951 for 6 to 20 power units, 315 for 21 to 100 power units, 54 for 101 to 1,000 power units, and 15 for 1,000 or more power units.