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Safety metrics by cargo type — crash rates, OOS rates, and violation frequency
| Cargo Type | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal/Coke | 3,331 | 3.43% | 0.22% | 1.38 | 266 | 7,532 |
| Hazardous Materials (incl. LPG) | 4,038 | 2.47% | 0.17% | 1.19 | 3,691 | 58,486 |
| US Mail | 7,116 | 1.97% | 0.20% | 1.44 | 2,227 | 41,428 |
| Grain/Feed/Hay | 13,230 | 1.90% | 0.20% | 1.53 | 3,652 | 66,572 |
| General Freight | 74,244 | 1.78% | 0.22% | 4.09 | 14,067 | 310,410 |
| Motor Vehicles | 16,910 | 1.74% | 0.25% | 3.16 | 4,596 | 90,674 |
| Mobile Homes | 17,150 | 1.73% | 0.33% | 1.86 | 1,138 | 25,274 |
| Household Goods | 109,107 | 1.65% | 0.23% | 6.04 | 16,087 | 358,062 |
| Fresh Produce | 13,327 | 1.61% | 0.19% | 1.24 | 5,448 | 101,552 |
| Utilities | 11,892 | 1.61% | 0.22% | 1.41 | 1,980 | 35,315 |
| Intermodal Containers | 8,302 | 1.61% | 0.23% | 2.93 | 3,873 | 73,190 |
| Refrigerated Food | 11,651 | 1.58% | 0.19% | 1.30 | 5,609 | 104,840 |
| Construction | 27,109 | 1.56% | 0.23% | 1.49 | 3,948 | 81,185 |
| Oilfield Equipment | 5,147 | 1.55% | 0.23% | 1.68 | 1,733 | 35,263 |
| Beverages | 14,625 | 1.44% | 0.18% | 1.35 | 7,295 | 145,692 |
| Dry Commodities | 14,186 | 1.44% | 0.20% | 1.50 | 5,236 | 98,507 |
| Metal/Sheets/Coils | 20,554 | 1.44% | 0.21% | 1.41 | 6,075 | 124,432 |
| Farm Supplies | 15,705 | 1.43% | 0.20% | 1.49 | 2,728 | 54,999 |
| Logs/Poles/Beams | 21,739 | 1.40% | 0.23% | 1.45 | 4,276 | 78,332 |
| Meat | 6,935 | 1.40% | 0.18% | 1.17 | 4,326 | 77,218 |
| Machinery/Large Objects | 21,651 | 1.31% | 0.24% | 1.67 | 4,766 | 89,620 |
| Paper Products | 21,109 | 1.28% | 0.18% | 1.39 | 8,237 | 162,934 |
| Building Materials | 30,619 | 1.25% | 0.21% | 1.53 | 6,912 | 137,405 |
| Drive-Away/Tow-Away | 8,374 | 1.21% | 0.25% | 1.60 | 1,245 | 24,707 |
| Garbage/Refuse | 13,654 | 0.97% | 0.26% | 2.31 | 999 | 22,335 |
| Chemicals | 3,743 | 0.80% | 0.17% | 1.24 | 4,046 | 71,540 |
| Livestock | 4,989 | 0.58% | 0.21% | 1.45 | 173 | 4,324 |
| Water Well | 2,603 | 0.54% | 0.23% | 1.40 | 171 | 4,297 |
| Passengers | 2,531 | 0.40% | 0.17% | 2.48 | 1,306 | 15,061 |
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