Inspection Selection System (ISS) Info

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The Inspection Selection (ISS) Information section contains the following:

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ISS Inspection Score - For carriers with a sufficient amount of data, the underlying ISS inspection score is based on data analysis of the motor carrier’s safety performance record using information from FMCSA’s Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). This safety algorithm is based on the CSA 2010 Safety Measurement System (SMS). The SMS utilizes the previous two years of roadside violation and crash data and provides an assessment in seven safety behavior areas, called BASICs (Behavioral Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories). For more information on the ISS algorithm, please see the Inspection Selection System (ISS) for Compliance Safety Accountability (CSA) ISS-2010 Algorithm Description.

•	ISS Recommendation - The ISS Inspection Value forms the basis for the ISS recommendation. The recommendations are:

o	Inspect - For companies with poor safety performance in one or more BASICs, or for companies with little or no safety data.

o	Optional - For companies with neutral safety performance that may be worth a look.

o	Pass - For companies with good safety performance data where inspection resources may be better used for a different carrier.

•	Basis for Recommendation - The Basis for Recommendation describes the method that was used to calculate the ISS Inspection Score. There are two methods for calculating an ISS inspection value:

o	Safety - The ISS Inspection Score was calculated based on BASICs results, which applies to carriers with sufficient safety performance data.

Insufficient Data - In the case of motor carriers for which there is not a sufficient amount of data, the ISS determines the inspection score by weighing the carrier size and number of past inspections in the past two years. This is called the insufficient data algorithm and the underlying concept is to encourage inspections when there is little carrier history or past inspections. In addition, when a carrier is one (1) inspection away from meeting the data sufficiency requirement for the SMS, they are recommended for inspection, with the highest inspection values assigned to carriers with 100% violation rates. Except for this case, as the inspection data increases, the inspection value decreases. Eventually the carrier will receive enough inspections to be monitored via safety performance.