Commercial Vehicle "Hall of Shame"

Horsager Said:
I'd like to see a listing of which companies have the best and worst safety record regarding "their" drivers.  Say the top and bottom 20.  I know that every single company that has anyone drive in an "official" capacity harps and trains on safety but who does the best job and who does the worst?  It would have to be based on verifiable incidents.  Traffic violations, accidents and involuntarily leaving the roadway would suffice for me.  Someone who gets stuck in the mud or snow on a road and on their way to a remote location doesn't count, having to be pulled from the ditch does.

State of ND official vehicles and Fed vehicles operated within the state also NEED to be included.

Thoughts

Horsager Said:
I'd like to see a listing of which companies have the best and worst safety record regarding "their" drivers.  Say the top and bottom 20.  I know that every single company that has anyone drive in an "official" capacity harps and trains on safety but who does the best job and who does the worst?  It would have to be based on verifiable incidents.  Traffic violations, accidents and involuntarily leaving the roadway would suffice for me.  Someone who gets stuck in the mud or snow on a road and on their way to a remote location doesn't count, having to be pulled from the ditch does.

State of ND official vehicles and Fed vehicles operated within the state also NEED to be included.

Thoughts

fullrut Said:
The list would either be very long or very short depending on how the percentages are skewed. The company I work for showed us all our violations for the last three? years. It seemed like a lot, but when you consider the miles driven and the amount of trucks it's not. Where as a small operator with fewer infractions could be pushed up the list. I've been involved with a DOT audit before. Nothing gets past them. Any serious violation is red flagged and if you get enough, you get an audit.

Google "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration", you can get a company snapshot and company safety records.  You will need the DOT number of the company.  They do not have them listed from worst to best that I have found but they do have percentages that compare them to the rest of the companies.

Keep in mind that like many government stats these can be skeewed a little. 

dsmith Said:

Google "Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration", you can get a company snapshot and company safety records.  You will need the DOT number of the company.  They do not have them listed from worst to best that I have found but they do have percentages that compare them to the rest of the companies.

Keep in mind that like many government stats these can be skeewed a little. 

All i know is that little vehicles don't work worth a damn on ice with a 40 mph cross wind.

eyexer Said:
the number wouldn't mean a thing without knowing miles traveled.

Horsager Said:
 ND DOT figures encompassing everything with a commercial registration would suit me better than MC and DOT#'s lest ye miss everything lightweight.

Horsager Said:
I'd like to see a listing of which companies have the best and worst safety record regarding "their" drivers.  Say the top and bottom 20.  I know that every single company that has anyone drive in an "official" capacity harps and trains on safety but who does the best job and who does the worst?  It would have to be based on verifiable incidents.  Traffic violations, accidents and involuntarily leaving the roadway would suffice for me.  Someone who gets stuck in the mud or snow on a road and on their way to a remote location doesn't count, having to be pulled from the ditch does.

State of ND official vehicles and Fed vehicles operated within the state also NEED to be included.

Thoughts