FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · North Carolina
Unsafe Driving in North Carolina
- 8,686Violations recorded
- 50,694Registered carriers in the state
- 213,091State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. North Carolina carries 8,686 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 26 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.013 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 27,997
- 2 to 5 power units 15,162
- 6 to 20 power units 3,813
- 21 to 100 power units 872
- 101 to 1,000 power units 173
- 1,000 or more power units 43
Other categories recorded in North Carolina
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in NC 272
- Crash Indicator in NC 8,955
- Driver Fitness in NC 8,864
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in NC 200
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in NC 7,908
- Vehicle Maintenance in NC 47,700
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in North Carolina →
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 Velarion Records page covers Unsafe Driving in North Carolina through the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, with 8,686 violations recorded and 50,694 registered carriers in the state. It lists 213,091 state inspections addressing moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle, and North Carolina's 8,686 violations out of 649,893 recorded nationally place it 26 of 51 jurisdictions. The page also lists the state's carriers by fleet size, from 27,997 with 1 power unit to 43 with 1,000 or more power units.