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FMCSA proposes to make seven major changes to Safety Measurement System (SMS). These changes include:
- Reorganized and updated safety categories (BASICs), including new segmentation
- Consolidated and group violations, including adding 14 not in the SMS
- Simplified violation severity weights
- Proportionate percentiles instead of safety event groups
- Improved Intervention Thresholds
- Greater focus on recent violations, and
- Updated Utilization Factor
Let’s break these down.