THREE SAFETY DATA MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES -- AND THE INFORM SAFETY SOLUTIONS


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SAFETY DATA MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE #1: TOO MUCH DATA


There is no shortage of safety data. Where does it all come from? The answer is trucks and drivers.


Every truck rolling down the road transports more than just cargo, it’s carrying data. Much of that information relates to the safety of your fleet’s operation – miles traveled, driver records of duty status, weigh station and roadside inspection results, warnings and violations, crash reports.


States capture that data when they submit inspection and crash reports to the federal Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS) files. FMCSA uses MCMIS data in its CSA program. The CSA Safety Measurement System considers carrier data over the last 24 months and breaks it down into the seven BASICs. BASICs are calculated based on the age and severity of violations reported by the states – the more recent and more severe the violation, the heavier the weight accorded them.


Safety data management challenge #1, then, is: a) sorting your fleet’s MCMIS violation data by BASIC, age and severity; and b) identifying the specific location, route or trucks which are the source of the violations. Too much data can make this a tedious and time-consuming task.


INFORM SAFETY SOLUTION, #1


INFORM Safety uses the very same MCMIS data that FMCSA uses in the CSA program. That’s important for two reasons. With INFORM Safety, you can speak with authority, based on the government’s own data files; and MCMIS data covers all 50 states. INFORM Safety addresses the entirety of your fleet’s U.S. operations.


All the INFORM Safety data and analysis is compiled through report visualizations that help the user quickly identify areas for improvement. No lengthy downloads from government websites. No concern about old data or website updates. INFORM Safety’s data and visualizations are current to the same or next day as the government’s own data.


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