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What does it mean when a motor carrier does not have a percentile assigned within a Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC)?
Answer
Not having a percentile associated with a BASIC under the On-road Performance column
may be a result of one of several situations. No Violations/No Crashes — The motor
carrier has no violations or crashes within that BASIC. The following table outlines
the different values displayed within the On-road Performance column for each BASIC:
On-road Performance Column Information:
BASIC
|
Values Displayed
|
Unsafe Driving
|
- No power unit data — No registered power unit data recorded
in census information
- 0% — No inspections with a violation in this BASIC cited
- < 3 inspections with violations — Less than 3 inspections
with a violation in the BASIC
- No violations within 1 year — No Violations cited in the
past 12 months
- Display Percentile
|
Controlled Substances and Alcohol
|
- 0% — No inspections with a violation in this BASIC cited
- No violations within 1 year — No Violations cited in the
past 12 months
- Display Percentile
|
Crash Indicator
|
- No power unit data — No registered power unit data recorded
in census information
- 0% — No inspections with a violation in this BASIC cited
- < 2 crashes — One crash
- No crashes within 1 year — No crashes cited in the past 12
months
- Display Percentile
|
Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance
|
- < 3 driver inspections — Not enough driver inspections
to be assessed (0 to 2 inspections)
- 0% — Enough driver inspections (3+ inspections) but no violations
in this BASIC cited
- < 3 inspections with violations — Enough inspections (+3
driver inspections) but not enough inspections with BASIC-related violations (1
to 2 inspections with violations)
- No violations within 1 year — Enough inspections, but no
violation cited within the past 12 months and the latest driver inspection did not
include violation in the BASIC
- Display Percentile
|
Driver Fitness
|
- < 5 driver inspections — Not enough driver inspections
to be assessed (0 to 4 inspections)
- 0% — Enough driver inspections (5+ inspections) but no violations
in this BASIC cited
- < 5 inspections with violations — Enough inspections (+5
driver inspections) but not enough inspections with BASIC-related violations (1
to 4 inspections with violations)
- No violations within 1 year — Enough inspections, but no
violation cited within the past 12 months and the latest driver inspection did not
include violation in the BASIC
- Display Percentile
|
Vehicle Maintenance
|
- < 5 vehicle inspections — Not enough vehicle inspections
to be assessed (0 to 4 inspections)
- 0% — Enough vehicle inspections (5+ inspections) but no violations
cited in the BASIC
- < 5 inspections with violations — Enough inspections (+5
vehicle inspections) but not enough inspections with BASIC-related violations (1
to 4 inspections with violations)
- No violations within 1 year — Enough inspections, but no
violation cited within the past 12 months and the latest vehicle inspection did
not include violation in the BASIC
- Display Percentile
|
Hazardous Materials (HM) Compliance
|
- < 5 HM placardable vehicle inspections — Not enough HM
placardable vehicle inspections to be assessed (1 to 4 inspections)
- No HM placardable vehicle inspections — Carrier does not
have any relevant HM placardable vehicle inspections.
- 0% — Enough HM placardable vehicle inspections (5+ inspections)
but no HM placardable vehicle violations cited in the BASIC
- < 5 HM placardable vehicle inspections with violations —
Enough HM placardable vehicle inspections (+5 vehicle inspections) but not enough
inspections with BASIC-related violations (1 to 4 inspections with violations)
- No violations within 1 year — Enough HM placardable inspections,
but no violation cited within the past 12 months and the latest vehicle inspection
did not include violation in the BASIC
- Display Percentile
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