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    • Motor Carrier Inspections

    Metadata Updated: April 27, 2025

    Contains data on roadside inspections of large trucks and buses, including violations discovered. The majority of this information comes from state police jurisdictions to FMCSA, although some Federally-conducted inspections are also included.

    Access & Use Information

    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: See this page for license information.

    Downloads & Resources

    References

    http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/InfoCenter/Default.aspx#question402

    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 27, 2025
    Data Update Frequency irregular

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from DOT Socrata Data.json

    Other Data Resources

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date April 27, 2025
    Publisher Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
    Maintainer
    Identifier DOT-94
    Data First Published 2011-09-14
    Language en-US
    Data Last Modified 2024-05-24
    Category Transportation
    Public Access Level public
    Data Update Frequency irregular
    Agencydataseriesurl http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/SafetyProgram/RoadsideInspections.aspx
    Agencyprogramurl http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety-security/grants/MCSAP-Basic-Incentive/index.aspx
    Analysisunit Motor Carrier, Driver, Vehicle,
    Bureau Code 021:17
    Metadata Context https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.jsonld
    Metadata Catalog ID https://data.transportation.gov/data.json
    Schema Version https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema
    Catalog Describedby https://project-open-data.cio.gov/v1.1/schema/catalog.json
    Categorydesignation Research
    Collectioninstrument Data are collected at the roadside, primarily through FMCSA-provided ASPEN software used to conduct roadside inspections. The inspections are uploaded from State SAFETYNET systems into FMCSAs MCMIS database.
    Data Quality True
    Harvest Object Id f9113846-054c-4627-ba81-59348dbc0242
    Harvest Source Id a776e4b7-8221-443c-85ed-c5ee5db0c360
    Harvest Source Title DOT Socrata Data.json
    Homepage URL https://data.transportation.gov/d/7qiy-7ws9
    License https://project-open-data.cio.gov/unknown-license/
    Old Spatial National, State and county.
    Phone 202-366-4869
    Primary IT Investment UII 021-155552608
    Program Code 021:000
    Related Documents http://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/InfoCenter/Default.aspx#question402
    Source Datajson Identifier True
    Source Hash eb54714d8cc7a202764d8b4481ed38a66011f656f78a82af37f054ccd5965ff6
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    Spatial
    Temporal 2009-01-01/2013-12-31

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