Are inspections without regulatory violations noted submitted to the FMCSA and do they count in the Carrier Safety Measurement System?
Yes, roadside safety inspections are uploaded to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regardless of whether or not the safety inspection report contains violations. As a result, safety inspections without regulatory violations will serve to improve a carrier’s evaluation by the CSMS. If a driver feels that a safety inspection has been conducted, FMCSA encourages the driver or carrier to ask for a copy of the safety inspection report to document the safety inspection. However, carriers and drivers must understand that law enforcement may only be conducting a pre-inspection screen to determine if a truck or driver warrants closer examination. A pre-inspection screen which takes less time than an actual safety inspection may take many forms but may include but not necessarily be limited to a cursory check of the vehicle. These cursory checks of a vehicle are commonly confused with a complete safety inspection. If a law enforcement officer conducts only a pre-inspection screen t
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