Michigan was one of three states recognized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for exemplary overall performance in collecting and reporting timely, accurate and complete commercial motor vehicle data.   

The Michigan State Police (MSP) received the FMCSA 2008 Leadership Award for Achieving Excellence in Overall Data Quality at the 3^rd Annual Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program National Leadership Conference in Denver, Co.  The award was presented by U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters.   

In accepting the award, Captain Robert R. Powers, Jr., commander of the MSP Traffic Safety Division, noted the exceptional collaboration between the MSP Traffic Safety Division and the MSP Criminal Justice Information Center, which is responsible for the initial processing of all Michigan crash reports.  The timely submission of data is extremely important to the overall goal of reducing serious and fatal large truck and bus crashes. 

Michigan motor carrier officers inspected over 75,000 commercial motor vehicles in 2007.  Michigan's inspection report upload rate was five days, which is well below the federal requirement of 21 days.  In addition, 97 percent of all Michigan commercial motor vehicle crashes were processed and reported accurately to the FMCSA within 30 days, again exceeding the federal requirement of 90 days.