FMCSA · Safety Measurement System register · Texas
Unsafe Driving in Texas
- 10,296Violations recorded
- 179,036Registered carriers in the state
- 680,170State inspections addressing it
Moving violations while operating a commercial motor vehicle -- speeding, following too close, an improper lane change, reckless driving. Texas carries 10,296 violations in this category, out of 649,893 recorded nationally, which places it 21 of 51 jurisdictions the register covers. Its share of the national figure is 0.016 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 110,976
- 2 to 5 power units 46,398
- 6 to 20 power units 11,012
- 21 to 100 power units 3,012
- 101 to 1,000 power units 580
- 1,000 or more power units 126
Other categories recorded in Texas
- Controlled Substances/Alcohol in TX 871
- Crash Indicator in TX 26,268
- Driver Fitness in TX 62,532
- Hazardous Materials Compliance in TX 12,784
- Hours-of-Service Compliance in TX 43,636
- Vehicle Maintenance in TX 1,367,101
Unsafe Driving across every jurisdiction → Every category in Texas →
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 public-records page covers Unsafe Driving in Texas through the FMCSA Safety Measurement System register. It lists 10,296 violations recorded, 179,036 registered carriers in the state, and 680,170 state inspections addressing it. Texas carries 10,296 violations in this category out of 649,893 recorded nationally, placing it 21 of 51 jurisdictions, with a share of the national figure of 0.016 as a fraction and an average national severity weight of 5.55.