FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Rhode Island
Hazardous Materials Compliance in Rhode Island
- 60Violations recorded
- 4,065Registered carriers in the state
- 140State inspections addressing it
Packaging, placarding and handling of hazardous materials. Rhode Island carries 60 violations in this category, out of 42,552 recorded nationally, which places it 47 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.001 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 4.5.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 2,067
- 2 to 5 power units 1,400
- 6 to 20 power units 374
- 21 to 100 power units 83
- 101 to 1,000 power units 17
- 1,000 or more power units 1
Other categories recorded in Rhode Island
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in RI 32
- Crash Indicator in RI 243
- Driver Fitness in RI 1,152
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in RI 674
- Unsafe Driving in RI 2,638
- Vehicle Maintenance in RI 4,845
Hazardous Materials Compliance across every jurisdiction → Every category in Rhode Island →
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 Rhode Island Hazardous Materials Compliance section of the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register. It lists 60 violations, 4,065 registered carriers in the state, and 140 state inspections addressing packaging, placarding and handling of hazardous materials. The page also lists the state's carriers by fleet size: 1 power unit 2,067, 2 to 5 power units 1,400, 6 to 20 power units 374, 21 to 100 power units 83, 101 to 1,000 power units 17, and 1,000 or more power units 1.