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Behavior, Analysis, and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs)

RegSenseezExplanationFleet SafetyFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOTCompliance, Safety, Accountability CSACompliance, Safety, Accountability CSABest ResultsFocus AreaEnglishTransportationUSA

The Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) are seven categories of safety behaviors measured in the CSA Safety Measurement System (SMS). The BASICs represent behaviors that can lead to crashes.

Scope

These requirements apply to motor carriers (including owner-operators) and their drivers who are currently operating commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) under a U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) number in interstate commerce.

Regulatory citations

  • None

Key definitions

  • Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA): A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and reduce commercial vehicle-related crashes, injuries, and fatalities.
  • Safety measurement system (SMS): Quantifies the on-road safety performance of motor carriers and drivers to identify candidates for interventions, to determine the specific safety problems exhibited by a motor carrier or driver, and to monitor whether safety problems are improving or worsening.

Summary of requirements

The SMS scores and ranks motor carriers in each BASIC by collecting motor carrier data from:

  • Motor Carrier Census Data (MCS-150 and MCS-151),
  • Roadside inspections,
  • Traffic enforcement,
  • Intervention process, and
  • Crashes.

Every month, the SMS measures the previous 24 months of data and calculates a score in each of the seven BASICs. The seven BASICs are:

BASICDescriptionExamples of violations
Unsafe DrivingOperation of CMVs by drivers in a careless or dangerous manner.
  • Speeding,
  • Reckless driving,
  • Improper lane changes, and
  • Smoking within 25 feet of a hazmat vehicle.
Hours-of-Service ComplianceOperation of CMVs by drivers who are ill, fatigued, or in noncompliance with the hours-of-service regulations. Includes violations of regulations surrounding the complete and accurate recording of logbooks as they relate to hours-of-service requirements and the management of CMV driver fatigue.
  • Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued,
  • Hours-of-service violations, and
  • Logbook violations.
Driver FitnessOperation of CMVs by drivers who are unfit due to a lack of training, experience, or medical qualifications.
  • Failure to have a valid and appropriate commercial driver’s license,
  • Failure to have proper endorsement(s),
  • Driving a CMV while disqualified,
  • Failure to have a valid medical certificate, and
  • Failure to train hazmat employees.
Controlled Substances and AlcoholOperation of CMVs by drivers who are impaired due to alcohol, illegal drugs, and misuse of prescription or over-the-counter medications.
  • Use or possession of drugs; and
  • Possession, use, or under the influence of alcohol within four hours prior to duty.
Vehicle MaintenanceFailure to properly maintain a CMV and prevent shifting loads.
  • Defective brakes, lights, other mechanical components;
  • Failure to make required repairs;
  • Failure to inspect the vehicle or prepare inspection reports; and
  • Improper load securement.
Hazardous Materials (HM) ComplianceUnsafe handling of hazardous materials on a CMV.
  • Leaking containers,
  • Improper placarding,
  • Failure to have proper hazmat documentation, and
  • Hazmat routing violations.
Crash IndicatorHistories or patterns of high crash involvement, including frequency and severity.Based on law enforcement crash reports.

A carrier’s score for each BASIC depends on:

  • The number of adverse safety events (violations related to that BASIC or crashes),
  • The severity of violations or crashes, and
  • When the adverse safety events occurred (more recent events are weighted more heavily).

After a score is determined, the carrier is then placed in a peer group of carriers with similar size or numbers of inspections. Percentiles of 0 to 100 are then determined by comparing the BASIC scores of the carrier to the scores of other carriers in the peer group. A score of 100 indicates the worst performance.

If one or more of the carrier’s BASIC percentiles exceeds a threshold, the carrier becomes a candidate for an intervention.

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