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What is the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS) and how is it used?

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What is the Driver Safety Measurement System (DSMS) and how is it used?

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The DSMS is a component of the overall Safety Measurement System (SMS). The DSMS is a tool that enables law enforcement personnel to assess individual drivers in the Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) using 36 months of roadside performance data across employers. At this time, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) does not use this system to assign formal safety ratings or Safety Fitness Determinations (SFDs) to individual drivers. FMCSA does not remove any drivers from their job; only the State can do that. DSMS does not impact a driver’s commercial driver’s license (CDL). Neither drivers nor employing motor carriers have access to the DSMS. FMCSA does not address drivers the same way it addresses carriers today, nor will it under CSA. While carriers are prioritized for intervention based on the SMS, drivers are only investigated during a carrier investigation.