State Safety Report Cards

Every US state ranked by a composite trucking safety score. The score weights average BASIC percentile (40%), out-of-service rate (30%), and crashes per carrier (30%). Lower composite = safer state.

States Ranked

Avg BASIC Percentile

8.5%

Data Sources

Min 50 Carriers

Required

Methodology

Each state's composite score is a weighted combination of three metrics:

Average BASIC percentile (40%) — mean SMS percentile for all scored carriers headquartered in the state
Out-of-service rate (30%) — proportion of roadside inspections resulting in an OOS order
Crash rate (30%) — total crashes divided by carrier count, capped and scaled

Grades: A (<25), B (25–34), C (35–44), D (45–54), F (55+). Only states with 50+ active carriers are included.

State Rankings

Sorted by composite safety score (lower is better)

66 states ranked

fmcsa-composite

66 states ranked
#	State	Code	Carriers	Avg BASIC %ile	Alert Rate	OOS Rate	Crashes	Grade
1	Puerto Rico	PR	4,205	80.0%	0.0%	0.0%	278	A
2	Alaska	AK	5,686	80.0%	1.0%	0.0%	1,753	A
3	Guam	GU	508	120.0%	0.0%	0.0%	183	A
4	Hawaii	HI	4,602	20.0%	1.0%	0.0%	5,789	A
5	New Brunswick	NB	54	1100.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
6	Minnesota	MN	59,449	220.0%	1.0%	0.0%	71,424	A
7	California	CA	265,826	210.0%	0.0%	0.0%	347,436	A
8	New York	NY	104,013	210.0%	0.0%	0.0%	159,839	A
9	Washington	WA	37,527	340.0%	5.0%	0.0%	56,473	A
10	Colorado	CO	39,898	170.0%	2.0%	0.0%	70,034	A
11	Florida	FL	115,570	260.0%	2.0%	0.0%	194,255	A
12	Wisconsin	WI	52,447	220.0%	2.0%	0.0%	99,941	A
13	Nebraska	NE	20,711	190.0%	2.0%	0.0%	40,384	A
14	Saskatchewan	SK	84	1700.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
15	Massachusetts	MA	26,148	260.0%	0.0%	0.0%	51,444	A
16	Maine	ME	11,348	100.0%	1.0%	0.0%	26,771	A
17	Manitoba	MB	176	1960.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
18	Michigan	MI	62,820	220.0%	2.0%	0.0%	150,719	A
19	Oregon	OR	20,405	170.0%	22.0%	0.0%	51,801	A
20	British Columbia	BC	555	2220.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
21	Arizona	AZ	22,041	380.0%	17.0%	0.0%	54,164	A
22	Georgia	GA	77,469	360.0%	0.0%	0.0%	195,191	A
23	Kentucky	KY	33,448	160.0%	0.0%	0.0%	94,530	A
24	New Mexico	NM	7,538	300.0%	1.0%	0.0%	21,093	A
25	Ontario	ON	1,543	2410.0%	4.0%	0.0%	0	A
26	Utah	UT	17,223	260.0%	3.0%	0.0%	49,496	A
27	Idaho	ID	7,957	410.0%	1.0%	0.0%	23,274	A
28	BN	BN	57	2620.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
29	Connecticut	CT	13,396	350.0%	1.0%	0.0%	41,569	A
30	Maryland	MD	28,175	490.0%	2.0%	0.0%	82,418	A
31	Quebec	QC	471	2710.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
32	Montana	MT	5,229	270.0%	28.0%	0.0%	17,221	A
33	Alberta	AB	635	2790.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
34	Iowa	IA	17,796	480.0%	0.0%	0.0%	59,194	A
35	Newfoundland	NL	117	3110.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
36	West Virginia	WV	7,560	250.0%	1.0%	0.0%	30,520	A
37	Nevada	NV	5,204	580.0%	3.0%	0.0%	18,989	A
38	Oklahoma	OK	19,534	260.0%	4.0%	0.0%	80,147	A
39	TA	TA	498	3450.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
40	Rhode Island	RI	1,781	910.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6,522	A
41	SO	SO	117	3730.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
42	CH	CH	54	3760.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
43	Texas	TX	131,593	370.0%	21.0%	0.0%	594,972	A
44	Alabama	AL	25,642	320.0%	1.0%	0.0%	118,609	A
45	CI	CI	267	3850.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0	A
46	South Dakota	SD	2,464	660.0%	0.0%	0.0%	10,927	A
47	Pennsylvania	PA	50,797	410.0%	1.0%	0.0%	248,837	A
48	Indiana	IN	30,814	460.0%	2.0%	0.0%	149,400	A
49	Kansas	KS	10,847	360.0%	4.0%	0.0%	56,983	A
50	North Dakota	ND	2,990	490.0%	2.0%	0.0%	16,104	A
51	New Hampshire	NH	2,453	720.0%	2.0%	0.0%	13,172	A
52	North Carolina	NC	31,230	420.0%	1.0%	0.0%	185,487	A
53	Ohio	OH	26,789	600.0%	29.0%	0.0%	171,049	A
54	South Carolina	SC	14,524	460.0%	0.0%	0.0%	97,068	A
55	New Jersey	NJ	25,693	510.0%	3.0%	0.0%	196,138	A
56	Vermont	VT	844	760.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6,543	B
57	Wyoming	WY	3,860	230.0%	10.0%	0.0%	33,621	B
58	Delaware	DE	2,039	800.0%	9.0%	0.0%	16,720	B
59	Tennessee	TN	12,646	590.0%	1.0%	0.0%	108,579	B
60	Illinois	IL	24,027	870.0%	2.0%	0.0%	214,951	B
61	Mississippi	MS	5,477	790.0%	1.0%	0.0%	50,328	B
62	District of Columbia	DC	417	260.0%	0.0%	0.0%	6,749	B
63	Louisiana	LA	5,975	370.0%	2.0%	0.0%	103,101	B
64	Missouri	MO	12,636	550.0%	2.0%	0.0%	165,208	B
65	Virginia	VA	11,304	600.0%	2.0%	0.0%	130,538	B
66	Arkansas	AR	5,345	710.0%	1.0%	0.0%	80,444	B