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Register for Q&A webinar on SMS changes

Jan 6, 2025 | Events

Understanding Future Changes to FMCSA’s Safety Measurement System – Part 1

Join the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) for a webinar series to learn more about upcoming changes to the Safety Measurement System (SMS) methodology used to prioritize carriers for Agency intervention. Part 1 of this series will focus on explaining the following three SMS enhancements:

  • Reorganized BASICs (now called “compliance categories”)
  • Violation Groups
  • Simplified Severity Weights

Date: January 16, 2025
Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
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This event is a follow-up to the March 2023 webinar series that took place during the open comment period, when the changes were proposed. The approval of these changes was announced in the November 20, 2024 Federal Register notice.

Why is FMCSA updating SMS?

With input from all stakeholders—including government at all levels, industry, non-profit/advocacy, researchers, and the public—FMCSA has identified a set of changes that build on the sound design of SMS and improve its fairness, accuracy, and clarity.

Where can I learn about the approved changes?

All the forthcoming approved changes to SMS are explained in detail on the CSA Prioritization Preview website.

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