FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Massachusetts
Unsafe Driving in Massachusetts
- 16,399Violations recorded
- 38,110Registered carriers in the state
- 47,226State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Massachusetts carries 16,399 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 16 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.025 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 19,218
- 2 to 5 power units 13,185
- 6 to 20 power units 3,592
- 21 to 100 power units 708
- 101 to 1,000 power units 101
- 1,000 or more power units 75
Other categories recorded in Massachusetts
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in MA 325
- Crash Indicator in MA 3,025
- Driver Fitness in MA 8,868
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in MA 153
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in MA 4,967
- Vehicle Maintenance in MA 27,639
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Massachusetts →
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 covers Unsafe Driving in Massachusetts in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, listing 16,399 violations, 38,110 registered carriers, and 47,226 state inspections. It reports 649,893 violations recorded nationally, a rank of 16 of 51 jurisdictions, a national share of 0.025 as a fraction, and an average severity weight of 5.55. Massachusetts carrier counts by fleet size are 19,218 for 1 power unit, 13,185 for 2 to 5 power units, 3,592 for 6 to 20 power units, 708 for 21 to 100 power units, 101 for 101 to 1,000 power units, and 75 for 1,000 or more power units.