Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are questions and answers about Compliance,
Safety, Accountability (CSA) that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
(FMCSA) compiled to assist the public. As questions come in through the website,
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Since warnings for speeding count in the Safety Measurement System (SMS), what can
motor carriers or drivers do if they feel that they received an unwarranted speeding
warning ticket?
Answer
Speeding violations documented on a roadside inspection report are used in the SMS.
If motor carriers or drivers receive a warning for speeding documented on a roadside
inspection that they feel is unwarranted, they can use the DataQs process to request
a review of the data.
It is important to understand that the State might give motor carriers or drivers
a separate State violation, which they can appeal through the State court system.
Since the roadside inspection data and the State violation data are separate, motor
carriers or drivers would have to request a review of each violation independently
to have them both removed from their records.
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