Last reviewed: Last reviewed: 2026-08-23
SMS data is not a safety grade
FMCSA cautions readers not to draw conclusions about a carrier’s overall safety condition from Safety Measurement System data alone.
Use SMS in context
- Read FMCSA’s current descriptions, limitations, and notices on the SMS site.
- Verify that you are looking at the correct carrier and current information.
- Treat questions or discrepancies as items for official review—not as a score this site can reinterpret.
FMCSA: Safety Measurement System (opens official site in a new tab)
Audit Ready Fleet does not retrieve, rate, monitor, or draw conclusions from a carrier’s SMS data.