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Are drivers notified if they are identified with safety problems via the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS)? Answer
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Describe the serious driver violations that are sometimes called Red Flag Violations. Answer
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What is the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS) and how is it used? Answer
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How do I determine if a violation will count against a carrier, a driver, or both in the Safety Measurement System (SMS)? Answer
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How does a driver's violation history impact a carrier's Safety Measurement System (SMS) evaluation? Answer
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When I add up the total of my driver, vehicle, and hazmat inspections, why don't they equal my total inspection count in the Safety Measurement System (SMS)? Answer
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Why does the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) new Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program emphasize driver safety enforcement? Answer
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Preliminary University of Michigan Transportation Institute (UMTRI) findings from the Operational Model Test (Op-Model Test) indicated that two of the seven Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) do not have a strong relationship to future crashes. Should these findings delay implementation of CSA? Answer
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Do inspections that find no violations count in the Safety Measurement System (SMS)? Answer
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Are there new regulations regarding a driver's body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio, weight, neck size and sleep apnea? Answer
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When will CSA start using the driver component of the new Safety Measurement System (SMS)? Answer
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Why is there no driver rating? Why aren't drivers more accountable? Answer
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What is the Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP), who can access it, and how? Answer
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How will drivers, motor carriers, and the public be notified about driver Notice of Violations (NOVs) and Notice of Claims (NOCs)? Answer
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I'm having problems signing in to see my data. What should I do? Answer
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How does the Safety Measurement System (SMS) handle warning tickets for speeding? Answer
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What are the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs)? Which violations correspond to which BASIC? Answer
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What is a "clean inspection"? Answer
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How can drivers prepare for Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)? Answer
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What is pre-inspection screening? Answer
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How does time severity work in the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS)? Answer
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How can users access Safety Measurement System (SMS) data? Answer
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Can a motor carrier or driver appeal a DataQs ruling? Answer
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When 392.2 violations are listed on the roadside inspection report, how can a user determine which BASIC(s) they apply to and the severity weight? Answer
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What refinements were made to the SMS Methodology after the Operational Model Test in August 2010? Answer
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What triggers an intervention? Answer
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Can you explain how safety event groups work in the new Safety Measurement System (SMS)? Answer
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How are the Safety Measurement System (SMS) percentile ranks calculated? Answer
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If the citation I acquired while in my commercial motor vehicle is thrown out in court, can I get the roadside inspection violation that resulted from the same behavior from the same incident removed from my Safety Measurement System (SMS) record? If so, how? Answer
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How do I know if a crash will be used in my Safety Measurement System (SMS) data? Answer
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Why does the Safety Measurement System (SMS) hold carriers responsible for drivers' errors, such as speeding? Answer
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Do citations play a role in the Safety Measurement System (SMS), or carrier Inspection Selection System (ISS) algorithm? For example, if a driver has a violation for a torn strap and receives a citation, does the citation add anything to the carrier's SMS percentile ranks or ISS values? Answer
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What are the inspection levels? Safety Measurement System (SMS) methodology for the past 24 months (including 2009 data)—how is that going to work? Answer
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How do I improve my percentile ranks in the SMS BASICs? Answer