Welcome to SMS - Safety Measurement System
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What is SMS?
The Motor Carrier Safety Measurement System (SMS) is a tool used by FMCSA and State partners to evaluate a carrier's safety performance. View SMS Methodology.
Learn about the 7 Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs)
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SMS Preview Now Available
Attention motor carriers! Log in to see how pending SMS improvements may affect you.

View SMS Preview.
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Is Your Registration Information Current?
FMCSA requires carriers to update their registration data via a MCS-150 form every 24 months. Please review, verify and update your Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data to ensure that it is current and accurate, since it is used in the new Carrier Safety Measurement System.


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Have you reviewed your data?
SMS results are based on your State-reported crash or inspection data. Be sure to review your data in SMS for accuracy. If you think they are erroneous, request a data review (RDR) by registering for DataQs through the FMCSA Portal or through the DataQs system directly.
Data Current as of: September 28, 2012
Website Updated on: October 09, 2012
Next Data Update: Week of November 05, 2012
View future release schedule
MOTOR CARRIER/FMCSA/STATE PARTNER
Review your SMS results and take action to make the roads safer for everyone.

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Log in to SMS to view additional details of the SMS.

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DRIVERS
Access your crash and inspection history via FMCSA's Pre-Employment Screening Program,  Click here to learn more.

Learn more about the CSA program

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