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Cargo Risk Profiles

Safety metrics by cargo type — crash rates, OOS rates, and violation frequency

Cargo risk metrics by cargo type — crash rate, OOS rate, violations per inspection, and totals
Cargo Type
Motor Vehicles	10,661	2.07%	0.24%	3.49	4,348	85,217
Utilities	5,845	2.01%	0.21%	1.38	1,744	30,098
Oilfield Equipment	3,081	1.76%	0.23%	1.70	1,659	32,932
General Freight	47,318	1.73%	0.21%	4.43	12,439	272,828
Logs/Poles/Beams	14,650	1.68%	0.22%	1.45	3,983	71,730
Farm Supplies	10,081	1.62%	0.19%	1.51	2,401	47,676
Household Goods	80,344	1.59%	0.22%	6.34	14,570	321,164
US Mail	3,352	1.58%	0.19%	1.39	1,872	35,150
Intermodal Containers	4,529	1.56%	0.23%	3.32	3,616	66,990
Grain/Feed/Hay	8,733	1.50%	0.20%	1.54	3,327	59,013
Drive-Away/Tow-Away	5,105	1.50%	0.24%	1.58	1,107	22,362
Mobile Homes	11,578	1.48%	0.33%	1.84	966	21,981
Machinery/Large Objects	15,568	1.47%	0.23%	1.69	4,379	81,513
Metal/Sheets/Coils	13,155	1.45%	0.20%	1.39	5,562	112,097
Construction	16,790	1.39%	0.22%	1.48	3,432	69,670
Dry Commodities	8,242	1.33%	0.18%	1.49	4,811	88,885
Fresh Produce	7,858	1.32%	0.18%	1.21	4,908	90,978
Meat	4,955	1.30%	0.17%	1.12	4,080	72,284
Beverages	9,564	1.22%	0.18%	1.33	6,696	132,117
Refrigerated Food	6,866	1.18%	0.17%	1.27	5,080	94,214
Paper Products	13,913	1.16%	0.17%	1.38	7,488	146,457
Garbage/Refuse	9,398	1.15%	0.25%	2.36	819	18,038
Hazardous Materials (incl. LPG)	2,450	1.10%	0.16%	1.15	3,617	56,061
Building Materials	24,291	1.01%	0.20%	1.52	6,401	126,243
Coal/Coke	1,836	0.95%	0.20%	1.26	193	5,835
Chemicals	2,472	0.87%	0.16%	1.24	3,939	68,300
Water Well	1,492	0.62%	0.21%	1.28	122	3,348
Livestock	3,630	0.23%	0.20%	1.44	141	3,823
Passengers	1,705	0.21%	0.15%	2.56	1,291	14,809

Top cargo types ranked by average crash rate

How household goods carriers compare to industry-wide averages

Crash Rate1.59%

OOS Rate0.22%

Carriers80,344

Crash Rate1.63%

OOS Rate0.23%

Carriers112,209

Crash Rate-0.05%

OOS Rate-0.01%

Use our data to find safe, reliable carriers for your next move.