FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Tennessee
Crash Indicator in Tennessee
- 5,986Reportable crashes
- 23,282Registered carriers in the state
- 167Fatal crashes in the state
Reportable crashes -- a fatality, an injury or a tow-away -- as recorded by the state that investigated them. Tennessee carries 5,986 reportable crashes in this category, out of 255,582 recorded nationally, which places it 14 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.023 as a fraction, banked by the build rather than turned into a ratio here.
The state’s carriers by fleet size
- 1 power unit 12,172
- 2 to 5 power units 7,102
- 6 to 20 power units 2,082
- 21 to 100 power units 640
- 101 to 1,000 power units 144
- 1,000 or more power units 30
Other categories recorded in Tennessee
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in TN 561
- Driver Fitness in TN 7,471
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in TN 532
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in TN 13,366
- Unsafe Driving in TN 20,057
- Vehicle Maintenance in TN 76,167
Crash Indicator across every jurisdiction → Every category in Tennessee →
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 the Tennessee Crash Indicator in the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register, listing 5,986 reportable crashes, 23,282 registered carriers in the state and 167 fatal crashes in the state. Tennessee's 5,986 reportable crashes out of 255,582 recorded nationally place it 14 of 51 jurisdictions, with a national share of 0.023 as a fraction. The page also lists Tennessee carriers by fleet size: 12,172 with 1 power unit, 7,102 with 2 to 5 power units, 2,082 with 6 to 20 power units, 640 with 21 to 100 power units, 144 with 101 to 1,000 power units and 30 with 1,000 or more power units.