The SSDQ Mapping Tool enables users to choose an SSDQ evaluation report and an evaluation timeframe to create a map that shows the data requested plus a history table for the previous 12 months. Users can query crash and inspection data evaluation results by selecting from the 10 report measure options for available years and then select from the drop down menu the crash or inspection measure they want to see data displayed. The following is a list of the crash and inspection measures available to query.

1. Overall State Rating
2. Crash Rating*
3. Crash Record Completeness*
4. Non-Fatal Crash Completeness*
5. Fatal Crash Completeness
6. Crash Timeliness
7. Crash Accuracy
8. Inspection Timeliness
9. Inspection Accuracy
10. Crash Consistency Indicator

*Data is only available for these measures since September 2007.

Next, the year and month of interest would be selected.

The example below shows a query to view Crash Timeliness results through December 2007 (A). Once the measure is selected a map of each states crash rating is generated along with a data table. (B)

Users are also given the option to download the map for insertion into a report or other document and to view the current report in a PDF format for easy printing.

Users can now download the complete list of Interstate and HM Intrastate carriers in order to support their own safety analysis. The data is available via a comma delimited text file (which is suitable for importing into analysis tools) and includes the carrier name (legal and DBA), Safety Evaluation Area (SEA) values (Driver, Vehicle and Safety Management), and the number of power units and drivers. Users can then analyze the data based on their area of interest.

Each new record of the text file starts on a new line and the company name and text information are surrounded by double quotes (A). All fields are separated by commas and contain the following field names (in order) for each carrier:

1. DOT #
2. Legal Name
3. DBA Name
4. Driver SEA
5. Vehicle SEA
6. Safety Management SEA
7. # of Power Units
8. # of Drivers

Note: FMCSA is not able to provide any additional analysis support or guidance on using this data file and is simply providing it “as-is” for your use.

The addition of the Crash Record Completeness measure to the State Safety Data Quality methodology allows users to determine if driver and vehicle information on their State crash forms are being reported. This measure's rating (A) is determined by evaluating the completeness of the driver data and vehicle data separately and then averaging these results together. This evaluation includes fatal and non-fatal crash records of interstate and intrastate carriers including large truck and bus vehicle types.

The Crash Record Completeness rating is determined as follows:

Below are the results of a Crash Record Completeness measure report for the state of Massachusetts.(B)

The completeness of the driver data is determined by the Driver Identification Completeness Evaluation and the completeness of the vehicle data is determined by the Vehicle Identification Completeness Evaluation. (C) Each set of results are determined by calculating the number of crash records with complete driver or vehicle information divided by the number of crash records reported over a 12-month time period.

The addition of the Non-Fatal Crash Completeness measure to the State Safety Data Quality methodology allows users to determine if non-fatal crash records are being reported by the States to MCMIS. This measure's rating (D) is determined based on the percentage of non-fatal crash records predicted to be reported to MCMIS by the States over a 12-month time period divided by the actual number of non-fatal crash records reported to MCMIS by the States. This evaluation includes non-fatal crash records of interstate and intrastate carriers including large truck and bus vehicle types.

Below are the results of the Non-Fatal Crash Completeness Measure evaluation for the State of Massachusetts.(E)

Passenger Carrier Safety benefits the public by providing them with up-to-date safety information to assist in selecting the safest passenger carrier companies available to meet their needs. Users can use the site to determine the type of carrier that best fits their travel requirements and then use the search options to identify passenger carriers that serve their area and retrieve their safety information.

For example, to start the search, users simply type the zip code or select a state from a drop down box. Next, users have the option to select the vehicle type they want whether that is a motorcoach, school bus, van, or limousine. If the user knows the company name, then an option to search by company name is also provided. (A) Once the information is entered, users can then review all the carriers found by their inquiry.

The example below shows the user a partial list of limousine carriers in the state of California and displays their latest Safety Rating and principal location. (B)

Users can learn how to access registered Non-HM Intrastate carrier SafeStat Results and learn more about recent enhancements to Non-HM Intrastate reports.

To access Intrastate SafeStat results, a user could search via the "Single Carrier Search" (A) tab or by selecting the "Carrier List" tab (B) and then select either All Locations or a by selecting a State (C).

Once the results are displayed, a user can click on the carrier’s name (D) and detailed SafeStat Results such as vehicle inspection data, accident data and enforcement history (E) can be accessed.

Note: Motor Carriers and FMCSA and State Enforcement users would have the ability to access additional detailed safety data – such as SafeStat Score and driver data - by first logging on to A&I Online via the A&I Login button (appears on all pages in the top right hand corner).

In addition to the expanded SafeStat Results for registered Non-HM Intrastate carriers, enhanced reports are now available to authorized FMCSA and State Enforcement users via the UAS log-in system. To access these reports, a user must select the "SafeStat Reports" tab and then selecting the "Monthly Intrastate Non-Hazmat Carrier Reports" area. (F) and (G)

The first report, The Monthly Intrastate Non-Hazmat Carrier Report, has been updated to allow FMCSA and State Enforcement users the capability to select the Intrastate carriers based on different filters such as, SafeStat category or all carriers.

The second report, The Intrastate Contact Information Report, is a new report that provides carrier address and contact information for all non HM Intrastate carriers registered by state. Both reports allow for further filters by the date the carrier initially registered with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

You can analyze Traffic Enforcement activity on a national level by viewing two different reports located within the National Reports area. For example, the first report Activity Summary (A), shows that there has been a slight increase in the amount of annual TE activity (B) from 2004-2006. It also illustrates that the percentage of all Roadside Inspection activity attributed to TE activity has increased slightly, i.e., from 22% in 2004 to ~23% in 2006 (C).

The Violation Detail (D) report allows you to further analyze the types of violations cited on a national level. The report was recently updated and re-organized to display a new set of categories for Traffic Enforcement Violations: Moving Violations, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Railroad Crossings, and Miscellaneous Violations. The violation types have also been renumbered.

You can learn about the effectiveness of two key FMCSA safety programs: roadside inspection and traffic enforcement on a national or state basis and review the methodology that led to these results.

For example, the Intervention Model is based on the premise that correcting vehicle and driver defects, as a result of roadside inspections and traffic enforcements, directly and indirectly contribute to a reduction in crashes. The model includes two sub-models that are used for measuring these different effects:

• Direct effects: Are based on the assumption that vehicles and/or driver defects discovered and then corrected as the result of interventions, reduce the probability that these vehicles/drivers will be involved in subsequent crashes.
• Indirect effects: Are the by-products of the carriers increased awareness of FMCSA programs and the potential consequences that the programs could impose if steps are not taken to ensure and/or maintain higher levels of safety.

The results of the analysis are presented at the national and state levels in the Executive Summary (ES) document. If you were interested in the program benefits on a State basis you would refer to Tables ES-10-ES-12 (in the back of the document). For example, the example below for Oregon (B) is taken directly from these tables; it displays the estimated benefits in terms of crashes avoided, injuries avoided and lives saved for the Roadside Inspection and Traffic Enforcement Program(s):

Users can view National and State matching results. For example, if you were interested in viewing the FARS to MCMIS matched results for all States, you would access the "National Results" (B). Or, if you were interested in a specific State’s results you would select "State Results" (C), and select a State to view their matched record set results. The results are displayed in record sets labeled as "records matched", "records potentially matched", and "records not matched". For example, you could click on a tab to get the following detailed information (D).

• Records Matched - One FARS crash record is matched to one MCMIS fatal crash record for one calendar year.
• Records Potentially Matched - The records that were not definitely matched by the matching algorithm were evaluated as potential matches against non-truck and bus vehicle types in FARS (e.g., car, small truck) and MCMIS non-fatal crash records.
• Records Not Matched - The FARS and MCMIS fatal crash records that were evaluated by the matching algorithm but could not be potentially matched are identified in two separate lists: FARS Truck and Bus records, and MCMIS fatal crash records.

The Violation Reports section (A) contains detailed violation data at the National level, including violation distribution information, Out-Of-Service (OOS) numbers and the OOS percentage. Three of the reports highlight the Top 20 violations pertaining to Driver, Vehicle, and Hazardous Materials (HM) violations. The remaining reports provide a complete list of all Driver, Vehicle, and HM violations reported for the past three calendar years, 2004 – 2006. (B)

In addition, each report provides users with the ability to view National data statistics pertaining to the total number of violations in each Violation category (Driver, Vehicle, and HM) as well as view the total number of OOS violations.

For example, if a user wants to review the Top 20 Driver Violations for 2006, they would select that report from the menu option. Next, a user could review the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) Part Number, a brief description of the violation, its distribution, and OOS percentage. (C)

Users can access a variety of information and statistics related to inspection activity in the commercial zone including:

• The number of inspections conducted by federal and state personnel in each US-Mexico border state (Inspection Summary report);
• The number of inspections, by level and vehicle and driver OOS rates presented by federal personnel and for state personnel in each of the four US-Mexico border states (Inspection Level report)
• The number and rate of vehicle and driver OOS inspections by federal and state personnel conducted in each US-Mexico border state (OOS Inspections report)

All reports display four quarters (B) of data and a grand "Total" (C) table that sums data based on the year and quarter(s) selected using the pull down menus. Data is available for the most current five years. In addition, users can further stratify the data by carrier domicile ('All', 'U.S.', 'Mexico', or 'Canada') and vehicle type ('All', 'Passenger', 'HM') which allows reports to be customized based on area of interest.

For example, if users want to compare the total number of inspections by inspection level for each state, they would access the "Inspection Level" report (B).

Users can then review the data by quarter for the selected year and compare it to previous year’s data by selecting the drop down menu (D). If you were interested in viewing this information for US domiciled carriers, you would simply select "US" from the Carrier Domicile radio button. Information can easily be downloaded or printed for additional analysis (E).

The DataQs system (A) provides a single web-based location to file challenges to data released by the FMCSA regardless of the State or Federal office responsible for the data. To file a challenge, users must login to the system using a secure username and password. New users are required to Register Online (B) before a challenge can be entered.

To access the DataQs system, users can log into the DataQs login page from either SafeStat Online (C) or Data Quality. Upon logging in users can begin the data challenge filing process by selecting "Add a Challenge".

Once a challenge is filed, the DataQs system automatically forwards the information to the appropriate State or Federal office for resolution and provides the requestor with automatic updates when there is a change in status. DataQs also supports FMCSA and States in generating responses. For example, a motor carrier can use the DataQs system to file a challenge to crash, inspection, compliance review and enforcement action data in addition to household goods complaints (i.e., fraudulent or duplicate data). Once the challenge is filed, the motor carrier would be provided with updates on its status until resolution.

DataQs provides users with an easy-to-use system to file and manage challenges to data released by the FMCSA. The system allows individuals to file a challenge through a single system, forwards the challenge to the appropriate agency, and allows the individual to monitor the status of the challenge from initiation through resolution.

• Allows documentation to be faxed or transferred into the system for viewing by all involved in the challenge.
• Retains data challenges and supporting information for future reference.
• Automatically notifies the appropriate agency when a challenge is filed.
• Posts agency responses to data challenges and automatically notifies challenge submitters that the response was entered.

This feature can help a motor carrier user determine their company’s safety fitness, drill down to SafeStat results and detailed safety data, and determine how to submit data challenges through the DataQs system using A&I Online.

In order to implement the feature, a carrier must first utilize the login feature by clicking on the "A&I User Login" button located on A&I Online’s home page (A). Next, the motor carrier user would input their U.S. DOT Number and Motor Carrier PIN and click "Submit" (B).

Next, the user would access the SafeStat Online module and search on their USDOT number (D) to access the carrier’s detailed SafeStat results (E), including their SafeStat Score and Accident Safety Evaluation Results (SEA) (F).

Users can access an example of how to access a motor carrier’s SafeStat results presentation by clicking on the Presentation and Outreach area of Analysis Results and Reports Module, then selecting, "SafeStat Online" from the left-hand navigation menu.

The Analysis Reports section (A) allows you to access and keep-up-to date on the latest analytical reports categorized by the following motor carrier safety topics:

• Carrier Reports
• Crash Reports
• Data Quality
• Driver Reports
• FMCSA Safety Programs
• Industry Profiles
• MCSAFE Publications

For example, users can access the latest research on large truck crash data by clicking on the Crash Report link and then accessing the "Large Truck Overview Report" (B). This report which was published in January 2007 provides an overview of the latest large truck crash data by trends (e.g., vehicles, drivers, environment).

Or, if you are interested in obtaining the latest analytical reports on the motor carrier industry, you would click on Industry Profiles (C) where you could then choose from reports on Safety Performance or Financial and Operating Performance.

For example, users interested in learning about the major issues that affected the motor carrier industry in 2005 and how motor carrier firms responded to those events would select the "Assessing the Motor Carrier Industry and Its Segments: Current and Prospective Issues, 2006" (D). This report relies heavily on industry trade journals, company annual reports and other industry surveys as sources. Special attention is paid to how different firms were affected by these events.

Users can learn how to access key areas of A&I Online from anywhere in the website as the toolbar is always accessible. For example, the toolbar provides site-wide access to the following links and resources:

• A&I Home: Users can access a central navigation menu from the various A&I Online modules, along with access to the State Motor Carrier Safety Fact Sheet, the A&I User Login, the A&I Subscription Service, the Feature of the Month, and a scrolling preview of new A&I Online features.
• What’s New! on A&I Online: This link provides details on the new features that have been added to A&I Online. Additionally, the "What’s New" archives provide a history on what has been added to the site in past releases.
• Contacts: This link provides contact information for users seeking access to FMCSA and A&I Online staff -- for general questions regarding the A&I modules and other FMCSA related questions.
• Site Guide (B): This resource provides links to helpful FMCSA related websites (C) and a site map (D) for users to link to most of the information on A&I Online without having to search within each module.
• A&I Data: This link provides users with access to a schedule of data releases. This includes upcoming data releases and/or annual release dates on a by-module basis. Data source definitions are also included to assist in understanding where A&I Online data comes from.
• Feedback: The link presents users with a fast and effective way of contacting the FMCSA’s A&I Online support team for general website help and/or comments, suggestions, or questions regarding A&I Online.

FMCSA and State Enforcement users can access and download detailed MCMIS and FARS crash data for multiple years. The crash data contained in the spreadsheets can be used to modify and monitor existing safety plans and be sorted and filtered to observe specific trends that may be occurring in a user’s state.

To access the Safety Plan Crash Data, FMCSA and State Enforcement users must first login to A&I by clicking on the A&I User Login button located at the top of each screen (A) and entering their login information. Next, they must click on Safety Plan Crash Data (B) to obtain the current state-reported crash data based on the MCMIS and FARS data snapshots. Currently, data contained in the entire report covers 2001 – 2006 MCMIS data, and 2001 – 2005 FARS data.

The states are grouped by the four Service Centers: Eastern, Midwestern, Southern, and Western and contain detailed spreadsheets providing FARS and MCMIS State-reported large truck and bus crash data. This data is displayed in multiple excel spreadsheets and can be easily downloaded and used for further data analysis. The spreadsheets are displayed as one 5-year snapshot as well as being displayed by individual years. To access these spreadsheets, simply click on the state name under the Service Center location. You will then be prompted to download the information via a zipped file into an excel workbook.

Also located within the site, along with the detailed spreadsheets, is a Safety Plan Training Guide (C) which will help identify safety problems which states may be experiencing and helpful tips (D) on how to use the spreadsheets to sort, filter, and search the data to obtain a more detailed analysis of the crash records provided.

The Presentations and Outreach area is divided into five sections (A):

• A&I Online
• SafeStat Online
• Crash Statistics
• Program Effectiveness
• Data Quality

Users can access the materials provided in each of these areas to gain an overview of the topic presented. In addition, FMCSA and State enforcement personnel can use these materials in their outreach efforts.

For example, the SafeStat Online section includes presentations on how to access SafeStat results as a motor carrier user and an excellent overview of the SafeStat process, including how safety data is used to calculate a SafeStat score (B). These presentations could be used to educate a motor carrier on SafeStat’s methodology and how SafeStat can be used to monitor their SafeStat results.

In addition, the Data Quality section includes presentations that highlight various data quality initiatives within FMCSA’s Data Quality Improvement program. These presentations provide information on how FMCSA is working to improve the quality of state-reported safety data, including why this data is important. (C)

Some of the other information users can access from this area include information on two effectiveness models (1) Compliance Review Effectiveness and (2) Roadside Inspection and Traffic Enforcement. Both of these presentations discuss the benefits of performing compliance reviews and participating in intervention activity.

The reports available in the Crash Statistics and Program Measures modules are designed with a special drop down box feature (A) that will give the user the ability to see the data they are most interested in displayed in a variety of formats.

By using this drop down box feature, a user can select the "History Table" (B) format to compare multiple years of data to determine if there are any apparent trends over the years. There is also the added feature of being able to download the table data (C) and use the data for further analysis.

If the user selects the "Graph" (D) format they will see their data presented in a multi-colored graphical display, and by selecting the "Description" format they can gain access to definitions of terms used in the reports as well as detailed descriptions explaining the data categories.

Authorized users who employ the A&I User Login feature can access detailed safety information that can be used to improve motor carrier safety.

For example, FMCSA and State Enforcement Users who use the A&I User Login feature can access a growing number of reports and detailed data throughout A&I Online, including:

• A list of SafeStat Scored motor carriers listed in order of safety fitness by state or service center with access to detailed information including SafeStat scores, Accident SEA values (B), and driver name and license number in the Detailed Crash and Inspection Reports (C) available on SafeStat Online.
• Monthly SafeStat Analysis Reports for Intrastate Non-Hazmat Carriers for participating states.
• Quarterly updated Safety Plan Crash Data available through Crash Statistics.
• Data Quality Monthly Progress Reports which are available through the Data Quality Module.
• FMCSA Tools module – A&I Online’s newest area developed to support FMCSA and State enforcement users.

The LTCCS provides access to unprecedented data and information about the events surrounding serious truck crashes. Users can review the causes of, and contributing factors to, crashes involving serious truck crashes nationwide. Knowledge of these events and their impacts allows the DOT and others to implement effective countermeasures to reduce the occurrence and severity of crashes.

While the study data is available on the A&I Online website for data analysts and further research, the supporting analysis briefs and overview materials provide ready access to the study's findings for all interested stakeholders.

The LTCCS Website is organized into three main sections - (A) LTCCS Data and analysis tools, (B) Results Overview and summary information, and (C) Analysis Briefs providing study background and approach.

Users have the ability to view incoming border crossing statistics based on the number of trucks and buses that cross into 14 U.S. border states.

The data presented in the report can be displayed by year using the pull down option and in different formats by simply selecting from the "border" or "vehicle" radio buttons. The "border" radio button allows users to see statistics by:

All Border States US-Canada Border US-Mexico Border	(A)
The "vehicle" radio button allows users to see data displayed by:
Both Truck and Bus Crossings Truck Crossings Bus Crossings	(A)

Once the report has been generated, users will see data displayed by the port of entry for each border state, the numbers of crossings for each port of entry and the total percent of each crossing (B).

The Border Crossing Summary report shows users which state’s port of entry has the highest number of crossings, as well as which state’s port of entry has the fewest number of crossings. In the example below, we can see that Laredo, TX (C) had the highest number of crossings for a Southern border state. You can also see that Detroit, MI (D) had the highest number of crossings recorded for a Northern border state while Nighthawk, WA (E) recorded the lowest number of crossings for a Northern border state.

States can monitor the quality of State-reported crash and inspection data to FMCSA and to track their improvements to this data on a monthly basis. The State Monthly Progress Report provides monthly and historical views of the following:

• Monthly SSDQ evaluation results in the areas of:
  • Fatal crash data completeness
  • Roadside inspection and crash data timeliness
  • Roadside inspection and crash data accuracy
  • Crash data reporting consistency.
• Supplemental data quality reports that provide:
  • Roadside inspection and crash data duplicate and suspect duplicate information
  • Breakdown of data challenges received through FMCSA’s DataQs system.

The report also provides a table with the number of records reported for each month, the number reported within 90-days, and the rating for each month for a 13-month period. This allows users to see, at a glance, if their reporting efforts have improved or declined (D).

Finally, States can also choose to see their state’s data displayed by month or by quarter. The monthly view (used in this example) displays the State's current monthly rating followed by the last 13 monthly runs. The quarterly view displays the State's current monthly rating followed by the last four quarterly runs (E).

A user has the ability to view their State’s current State Safety Data Quality Rating, (A) plus see their State’s rating history and view their progress over five quarterly MCMIS data snapshots. Users are also able to see how their state was evaluated for five measures and one indicator:

• Crash Completeness
• Crash Timeliness
• Inspection Timeliness
• Crash Accuracy
• Inspection Accuracy
• Crash Overriding Indicator

Other features of the State MC Safety Fact Sheet include Large Truck Crash Facts for the last five years. Here a user can view their states crash statistics regarding Fatal and Non-Fatal Crashes, Injury Crashes, Towaway Crashes, and HM Placard Crashes. In conjunction with these statistics users can view the number of injuries and fatalities when these crashes occurred.(C)

The State Safety Fact Sheets contains State Safety Program Information for:

• Compliance Reviews
• Roadside Inspections (D)
• Traffic Enforcement

In addition to this MC safety data, the State MC Safety Fact Sheet contains information regarding State’s Commercial Vehicle Analysis Reporting System (CVARS) Funding, MCSAP Funding, and contact information for FMCSA and MCSAP.

You can analyze a State’s compliance review activity relative to the Nation’s overall activity for nine different reports:

• Safety Rating
• Factor Rating
• Violation Summary
• Violation Distribution
• Follow-Up Activity
• Carrier Size
• Top 12 Acute Violations
• Top 12 Critical Violations
• Month of Year

Users also have the capability to view only their State’s data for the five year time period (2001-2005) by selecting "History" (D) from the format pull down. The report presents States with information that assist in identifying trends and successful initiatives or areas for improvement.

The Inspection by Time Period report gives users the ability to view summary driver or vehicle inspection information for a specific carrier. Summary information includes the total number of inspections, the number of out of service (OOS) inspections, and the number of non-out of service (OOS) inspections for the three designated time periods (0-6 months, 7-18 months, and 19-30 months) used by the SafeStat evaluation process (A).

The All Inspections report allows users to view detailed data related to driver or vehicle inspections for the same 30 month period (B). Note: If a carrier has more than 700 inspections, users have the ability to limit the amount of data presented by specifying a date range.

If you would like to view detailed inspection information, users can simply click on the "Detailed Inspection Report" number to access the complete inspection report (C).

The SSDQ Historical report allows you to monitor data quality improvements to State-reported safety data. The report allows you to access evaluation results – scores of Good, Fair, or Poor - for each State’s overall rating, each performance measure, and indicator (A):

• Crash Completeness, Timeliness, Accuracy, and Consistency
• Inspection Timeliness and Accuracy.

Results are displayed in both graphical and tabular format.

If you choose the Crash Timeliness report (B), you can view information on the current quarter and the last four quarters. For example, you can:

• View a selected State’s crash timeliness rating (C)
• Determine the number of records added during a particular time period (D)
• View the percentage of State-reported fatal and non-fatal crash records reported within 90 days (E)
• Compare the State’s crash timeliness measure percentage to the National average (F)
• Access detailed methodology information by clicking on "View Description" (G) option.

You can keep up-to-date on the latest research and analysis conducted by FMCSA. For example, if you are interested in accessing recent motor carrier crash reports, click on the Crash Reports (F) from the Analysis Reports section. You may view a description of it before accessing the report (G). If you are interested in viewing earlier Crash Report publications, click on Crash Reports (H) under the AR&R Archives section.

The Management Reports available through DataQs allow FMCSA and State personnel to summarize the challenges they receive in many ways. They can identify potential areas for data quality improvement within an organization. Specific examples include:

• summary by type of data quality challenges received,
• summary by status of the challenges,
• summary by length of time it takes to resolve (i.e., close) challenges, and
• summary by resolution (action taken) of challenges.

For example, you can analyze your data quality challenges by the type of challenge by selecting the "Challenge Summary by Type" report. This report shows that 64% of all challenges received are for inspection data (A).

Insight into the type of inspection challenges is gained by selecting the "Inspection Challenge Type Breakdown" report. This report shows that 68% of inspection challenges are "Inspection-Assigned to Wrong Carrier" (B).

You can also learn how many challenges to inspections that are being assigned to the wrong carrier were closed with action taken (which means the data needed correction) by selecting the "Challenge Summary by Type & Status" report. In this example, 452 of 536 challenges were closed with action taken (C). This information may indicate that your agency would improve data quality by providing additional training to properly identify motor carriers during roadside inspections.

Crash Location Maps allow users to dynamically generate maps displaying large truck or bus crash data for the Nation, States, or by county in an individual State for the years 1999 through 2003 (A).

Maps and data tables can be generated based on the number of large trucks or buses involved in (B):

• Fatal Crashes (FARS or MCMIS),
• Non-Fatal Crashes (MCMIS),
• Tow-away, Injury, or HM Crashes (MCMIS),
• Or, by Number of Injuries or Fatalities (FARS or MCMIS)

In addition, users have the option to display data values, State and county names, major cities, and/or interstates overlaid onto the maps. (B)

Users are also able to use tools to dynamically center, zoom in, zoom out, and move (C) the map to a composition that best suits their visual needs.

The Detailed Inspection Report gives users the ability to view detailed information related to any Driver or Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) inspections or any inspection with a moving violation. This feature allows users to view the specific details of an inspection with regards to carrier information, time and location of the inspection (A), vehicle information, violations, and hazardous materials.

You can access information that measures the effectiveness of these programs in terms of preventing crashes and reducing the number of related injuries and fatalities based on two models: the Compliance Review Effectiveness Model and the Intervention Model: Roadside Inspection and Traffic Enforcement Effectiveness Model (A).

Specifically, the Compliance Review Effectiveness Model estimates the effectiveness of performing compliance reviews by determining the number of crashes avoided, injuries avoided, and lives saved. Results from this model are available for carriers with CRs in 2002 (B).

The Intervention Model estimates the benefits of intervention activity (Roadside Inspections and Traffic Enforcement stops) by determining the reduction in the number of crashes and the resulting number of lives saved and injuries avoided. The latest results measure the benefits from intervention activity from 2001 – 2003.

Both models provide FMCSA and State safety program managers with a quantitative basis for optimizing the allocation of field safety resources. The one-page summaries and detailed methodology reports also describe additional ways the models can be used by FMCSA managers to study program effectiveness. For example, the CR Effectiveness Model can be used to reveal the types of carriers that are most likely to respond positively to CRs.

You can analyze a State’s traffic enforcement data relative to National data for four different reports (Activity Summary, Specified vs. Unspecified Violations, Violation Summary and Violation Detail).

Once you select a report, you can use the "Format" pull down to:

• Display the data as a table or graph
• Generate a history report showing the trends for the last 3 years, or
• Access a description of the report.

For example, the Violation Summary (A) report presents a breakdown of roadside inspection traffic enforcement activity by violation type for a selected State and year. The TE violation types are presented by number and percent based on Specified Violations – violations as a result of Serious Traffic violations, Moving and Drug and Alcohol) and Unspecified Violations – violations that are General or Unspecified, Other Vehicle Defects, Other Driver, and Other Moving violations.

The historical view (B) of this report provides the three most recent years of MCMIS data. This might be useful to States performing a safety program analysis to cite trends in State and/or national roadside inspection traffic enforcement activity.

Authorized FMCSA and State enforcement users can obtain intrastate non-HM SafeStat analysis reports for twenty-one participating States via a secure log-in system. Reports can be generated using a pull down menu that allows you to choose a state and create a report for all SafeStat categories or a select SafeStat Category (A-G).

For example: an authorized user (1, see image below) could select the State of Colorado and carriers in Category B (2, see image below) [eligible for a SafeStat score (i.e. at least two SEA values equal to or greater than 75) and with a SafeStat score that is less than 350]. The reports also allow the user to sort by column heading (such as state rank, and DOT#) in ascending or descending order.

The reports can be used by the states to support state enforcement programs as well as the federal/state Performance and Registration Information Systems (PRISM) program.

The Data Quality Module provides users with a central resource to monitor and improve the quality of MCMIS data. By accessing this module, users can:

• Obtain the data quality evaluation results on State-reported crash and roadside inspection data in MCMIS (State Safety Data Quality)
• Link to the DataQs website and file concerns about Federal and State data released to the public by the FMCSA (DataQs)
• Access reports for analyzing data quality issues (Related DQ Resources). For example (Refer to Figure F1 below), you can select the State Safety Data Quality (1 and 2) link to view how States are evaluated in comparison to FMCSA data quality standards via a color coded map (3) and a Summary Report: State Rating of Crash and Inspection Reporting (4).

You can analyze State specific data by comparing State and National percentages for nineteen different reports. The reports are grouped into four categories (General, Carriers, Violation, and Hazmat) that assist you in determining your area of interest.

Once you select a report, you can use the "Format" pull down to:

• Display the data as a table or graph
• Generate a history report showing the trends for the last 3 years, or
• Access a description of the report.

If you want to analyze a State’s data reporting timeliness (0-14 days) from 2002-2004, you would select "History" from the Format pull down to generate the report.