RECORDSVERIFI

Benchmark

FMCSA historical vs projected performance

Historical figures are computed from FMCSA's own published FOIA log (foia_requests, foia_dots). Projected figures model the same volume through RecordsVerifi's triage engine.

Deflection rate (target)

34%

requests resolved by library

Projected median days

≤16

down from 47 historical

Open past statutory limit

2

from live queue

Days to close (historical)

Median47 days
Mean63 days
Statutory target20 business days

Source: foia_requests.days_to_close

Volume by fiscal year

  • FY2022
    812
  • FY2023
    946
  • FY2024
    1,021
  • FY2025
    1,035

Disposition mix → triage bucket

  • Granted/Denied in Part
    41%
  • Duplicate
    18%
  • Withdrawn
    14%
  • No Records
    11%
  • Granted
    10%
  • Denied
    6%

Duplicate + Withdrawn + No Records + Granted/Denied in Part ≈ 84% of historical volume — every one of those has an automated triage bucket.

Top repeat requesters (deflectable audience)

  • ELLISON & WRAY LLP148 requests
  • FREIGHT ANALYTICS CO121 requests
  • KOSTAS INVESTIGATIONS96 requests
  • RAMANATHAN LAW GROUP74 requests
  • TRUCKING RECORDS INC62 requests

Source: foia_requests.org_norm. A self-serve library deflects most of this volume.

Single-carrier authority-records share

62%

of historical requests are single-carrier authority packages ({OP-1, MCSA-1, MCSA-5889}) — the fast-trackable / deflectable share.

Historical figures reflect FMCSA's own published FOIA-log data; live queue figures reflect the current rv_requests table.