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FMCSA uses the SMS to assess noncompliance by analyzing on-road performance data collected from inspections, crash reports, and Acute and Critical Violations discovered during prior investigations.
This revised version of the SMS Methodology document incorporates and consolidates information on how investigation results impact a carrier’s prioritization status in each BASIC. These revisions to the SMS Methodology document are intended to make information regarding the SMS methodology easier
Driving would help focus FMCSA’s investigative resources on carriers with higher crash rates. Reorganizing the Vehicle Maintenance categories would also provide more specific information to help motor carriers and enforcement pinpoint unsafe driver behavior and sources of vehicle maintenance issues. NEW
SMS Methodology Enhancement Objectives . 1. Make the SMS more effective at prioritizing carriers that pose the greatest safety risk for interventions 2. Improve FMCSA’s focus on carriers with high crash rates and serious safety problems 3. Focus FMCSA’s investigative resources on carriers with more crash involvement
This report documents the Safety Measurement System (SMS) methodology developed to support the Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Initiative for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).
15 lut 2023 · Under section 5223 of the FAST Act, FMCSA removed SMS percentiles and alerts from the public SMS website for motor carriers transporting property. Passenger carrier percentiles and alerts remain publicly available, as well as inspection, investigation, crash, and registration data for all carriers.
FMCSA uses the SMS to assess noncompliance by analyzing on-road performance data collected from inspections, crash reports, and Acute and Critical Violations discovered during prior investigations.
