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Company Safety Profile - OVERVIEW |
INTRODUCTION
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The Company Safety Profile (CSP) is the most comprehensive single summary of a specific carrier’s national safety performance. The CSP is available from the DOT/Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) record system known as the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). This web page describes the profiles as currently implemented.
The current profile includes the following general categories of information in its reports:
- Carrier identity and operation.
- History of Safety/Compliance Reviews (SR/CR), Educational Contacts (EC) and Federal safety ratings.
- History of enforcement cases.
- Crash summary of 4 years, individual crashes of 1-2 years (from State crash reports).
- Inspection summary of 2 years, individual inspections for 1-2 years [from both Federal (MCS-63) and State (SAFETYNET) sources].
The CSP provides Federal and State investigative personnel with national information on interstate carriers and some intrastate carriers. This information is used to assist in carrying out a specific action on the carrier. For example, a CSP may be used as an adjunct to a Federally-conducted or State-conducted Compliance Review, a complaint investigation, an enforcement action or any similar investigation.
The CSP is also available to the public through the MCMIS Data Dissemination Program.
The CSP contains the most current information in MCMIS and may be many pages long for a carrier. The profile, therefore, should be requested for individual carriers as needed. From Federal and State offices, it is requested by dial-up modem, printed locally and is normally available within minutes of the request.
For other requesters (public) it can be ordered over the Internet and received via email, or ordered and delivered on paper by mail.
This web page has been organized to assist the user in interpreting the data presented in a CSP. The bulk of this web page is dedicated to presenting the various reports contained in a profile and defining the data elements shown on these reports. A section on how to obtain a CSP has also been included.
The CSP is a set of detailed reports generated from MCMIS. As the name suggests, the CSP provides a profile on a motor carrier that operates trucks or buses on U.S. roads.
CSP DATA SOURCES
Data contained in the CSP reports are obtained through various sources:
- Motor Carrier Identification Report (MCS-150)
- Motor Carrier Safety/Compliance Reviews and Educational contacts (MCS-151, Parts A-D).
- Enforcement Reports (MCS-32A).
- State-contributed crash reports.
- Motor Carrier Driver/Vehicle Inspection Report (MCS-63) and State-submitted inspection reports.
CSP REPORTS
- Carrier Operations / Safety Ratings.
- SafeStat History
- Enforcement Data.
- Crashes - 4 Yr. Summary.
- Individual Crashes - Min: 1 Yr., Max: 2 Yrs.
- Inspections - 2 Yr. Summary.
- Inspection Characteristics - 2 Yr. Summary.
- Individual Inspections - Min: 1 Yr., Max: 2 Yrs.
- Reports not Printed
- State Point of Contact Listing
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HOW TO ORDER A COMPANY SAFETY PROFILE
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HOW TO ORDER A CSP ONLINE
The Company Safety Profile (CSP) is available in an electronic version that can be received via e-mail. These can be ordered at Carrier Safety Profiles Online [Opens in New Window]
A CSP that is ordered in this way will be returned to the user's e-mail address within 72 hours at a cost of only $20.00 per CSP—a savings of 27% off the regular cost. This is payable by VISA, MasterCard, check, or money order.
Because this method of ordering a CSP is fully automated and involves no paper, postage or handling, this is the fastest, most cost effective way to get a
CSP. Any Carrier Safety Profile questions should be directed to the FMCSA Information Line at 1-800-832-5660.
*Note: CSPs are available to the public under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA). However, certain information in the CSP, namely Driver Data, contains private information that is not covered by FOIA and will not be included in a CSP that is disseminated to the public. Of course, a company may have access to its own Driver Data. For this reason, Driver Data will only be released to those who are registered as authorized recipients of that information.
To register as an authorized recipient of Driver Data, you need to fax your request to (703) 280-4003.
Your request should include the following:
- It should be on your company letterhead.
- It should include the USDOT number of your company.
- The letter must be signed by a representative of the company.
- If you wish to receive your CSP via e-mail, you should include any e-mail
address(es) that you’ve approved to receive Driver Data information.
If you have any questions about this process, please call the FMCSA Information Line at 1-800-832-5660.
HOW TO ORDER A CSP IN
OTHER MEDIA
A Company Safety Profile can be obtained on paper, by e-mail, or on
3.5" diskettes by contacting the following government contractor:
COmputing TechnologieS, Inc.
MCMIS DATA DISSEMINATION PROGRAM
P.O. Box 3248
Merrifield, VA 22116-3248
703-280-4001
A $27.50 fee is charged for each carrier profile. View the complete Price List. [Opens in New Window]
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE OFFICES
CSP is requested at the user’s site through SAFETYNET. For detailed instructions on obtaining a CSP through SAFETYNET, see the SAFETYNET User’s Manual.
Briefly, a CSP can be obtained by accessing the Comm menu from the SAFETYNET main menu. After the prescribed steps in the SAFETYNET User’s Manual have been performed, the SAFETYNET system sends the request to the mainframe computer at the Austin Automation Center located in Austin, Texas (AAC). At AAC the necessary programs are executed to produce the CSP. The CSP is then routed to a file on the user’s microcomputer where it may be viewed or printed.
Federal offices should contact their local Computer Specialist for technical assistance.
State offices should contact the Volpe National Transportation Systems Center at (617) 374-5090 for technical assistance.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR FMCSA HEADQUARTERS ONLY
A CSP can be obtained by accessing the BATCH SUPPORT Subsystem from the MCMIS main menu. This method is used only by FMCSA headquarters.
FREQUENTLY USED TERMS
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CSP. Company Safety Profile
Federal Form MCS-150. A form used by the FMCSA to collect general identification data from motor carriers.
Federal Form MCS-151 (Part A). The first page of the Safety/Compliance Review. It provides identifying data about the motor carrier (i.e. name, address, number of trucks, etc.).
FMCSA, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This is the office within the Department of Transportation (DOT) responsible for monitoring and developing safety standards for commercial motor vehicles and drivers operating in interstate commerce.
MCMIS. Motor Carrier Management Information System. This is the DOT/FMCSA central depository of data concerning the safety and operation of interstate, and some intrastate, commercial motor carriers on the nation’s highways. MCMIS is organized into five information areas:
- Census - Information which identifies a carrier’s name, address, type of cargo transported, number of trucks, number of drivers, etc.
- Inspection - Information regarding individual safety inspections conducted by State and Federal personnel. The collection and processing of this information by States are funded through the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP).
- Crash - Information regarding individual crashes in which a motor carrier has been involved. This data is reported by State personnel through MCSAP.
- Safety/Compliance/Educational Contact Reviews - Information regarding a federally-conducted or State-conducted review of a carrier’s compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety and Hazardous Materials Regulations.
- Enforcement - Information regarding closed enforcement actions against individual motor carriers.
MCMIS Data Dissemination Program. A program sponsored by the FMCSA, which provides information to the general public for a minimal charge.
MCSAP. Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program. Federal program which funds States’ collection and processing of safety related data.
SAFETYNET. A microcomputer system which is used by States participating in MCSAP and by FMCSA offices. Information on safety inspections conducted by States and crashes involving motor carriers is shared with the FMCSA through this computer system.
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COMPANY SAFETY PROFILE - FEDERAL FORMS
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Click on the links below to open a printable version of the order forms for the various reports available.
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 CSP Order Form
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 The documents above (marked with a ) are in Portable Document Format (PDF). To read PDF documents you need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. You can download it by clicking on the graphic above or going to
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
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The information contained in this profile represents all the usable data that has been reported to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration through the requirements of State and Federal Programs
NOTICE:This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation in the interest of information exchange. The United States Government assumes no liability for its components or use tehreof.
QUESTIONS:Inspection and Crash data in the profile are sent to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration by State enforcement agencies. Only State enforcement agencies can resolve concerns about missing or inaccurate Inspection or Crash information. The contact in each State is listed at the end of the profile. To resolve any other questions about the document, please call or write to:
FMCSA Support Services
(703) 280-4001
P.O. Box 3248
Merrifield, VA 22116-3248
mcmiscatalog@cots.com
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