The carrier profile is a record of a carrier’s on-road performance. It is a summary of a carrier’s accidents, driver and carrier contraventions, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) roadside inspections, and audit results. Each type of incident is assigned a specific number of points. For example, each CVSA inspection report that results in an Out-of-Service (OOS) condition are assigned the same NSC point value, whether the inspection occurred in Ontario or in another Canadian jurisdiction. Accidents and convictions also are assigned NSC points. The reporting period is normally three years. The points from each of the categories are combined to produce the Profile Status. The status serves as an overall indicator of the carrier’s safety performance.

The carrier profile summarizes all the incidents recorded under the carrier’s NSC number. The carrier’s profile status and the audit status together establish the carrier’s overall safety rating. The ratings are satisfactory-unaudited, satisfactory, conditional, or unsatisfactory.