Frequently Asked Questions
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) are questions and answers about Compliance,
Safety, Accountability (CSA) that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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How often are the Safety Measurement System (SMS) results updated and what timeframe does each update include?
Answer
SMS results are updated monthly. A snapshot of the data is taken on the third or
last Friday of each month and then it takes approximately 10 days to process and
validate the data. Once validated, the results are uploaded to the SMS Website.
The table below lists a tentative schedule for future releases of SMS results:
|
Release Month
|
Data Snapshot Date
|
Approximate Release Date
|
September 2016
|
Friday, 8/26/2016
|
Week of 9/5/2016
|
October 2016
|
Friday, 9/23/2016
|
Week of 10/3/2016
|
| November 2016 |
Friday, 10/28/2016
|
Week of 11/7/2016
|
| December 2016
|
Friday, 11/18/2016
|
Week of 12/5/2016
|
| January 2017
|
Friday, 12/23/2016
|
Week of 1/9/2017
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