Proposed SMS Enhancements Nixed

Proposed SMS Enhancements Nixed.pdf

On June 29, 2015 and October 5, 2016, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) proposed enhancements to the Agency's Safety Measurement System (SMS) and published a preview version of the changes.  However, the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) required the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a study of FMCSA's Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program and the Safety Measurement System (SMS).  NAS published their report titled, “Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement” on June 27, 2017.  On July 16, 2018  (83 FR 32949) FMCSA announced that they will not complete the enhancements previously proposed and the preview is removed from the SMS website.