FMCSA Correlation Study Public Meeting: Improving Data Quality and Sources

This Public Meeting will cover FMCSA's proposed corrective actions relating to improving data quality and sources of data, as proposed in the National Academies of Science (NAS) report, titled "Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement."

Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of FMCSA representatives and provide feedback that will help shape the implementation of these recommendations:

• Collaborate with States to improve the quality of the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) data in support of the Safety Measurement System (SMS), focusing on carrier exposure and crash data (recommendation #2).

• Collect additional data that could potentially benefit the recommended methodology for safety assessment (recommendation #3).

• Provide external parties, such as researchers and carriers, with a version of the data file and computer code used to compute SMS that is both user-friendly and free of personally identifiable information (recommendation #4).

Virtual Meeting

For those who cannot attend in person, a virtual option is available. Virtual attendees will be able to fully participate via a live webinar, which will allow them to follow along with the meeting presentation and materials, as well as submit questions or input. Note that spaces for both the in-person meeting and the webinar are limited.

Register for the virtual meeting

Contact

For all inquiries related to the FMCSA Correlation Study or the Public Meeting, contact:
Ms. Barbara Baker, Compliance Division, FMCSA
(202) 366-3397 or barbara.baker@dot.gov

Note: Please submit all inquiries related to special assistance at the meeting by August 27, 2018.

About the NAS Report

On June 27, 2017, the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) published Improving Motor Carrier Safety Measurement. This report was commissioned by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to comply with the requirements of Section 5221 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act. More details about the NAS Correlation Study and FMCSA's response to it are available at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/fastact/csa.