Carriers: Time to Update VMT, Power Unit Data, says FMCSA

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding commercial motor carriers they they need to update their Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data on their Motor Carrier Registration form, known as the MCS-150.

These numbers are used to calculate Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator Behavior Analysis and Safety Improvement Category (BASIC) percentiles. If the VMT data is 2009 or older, it will not be used in your calculations when the January Safety Measurement System (SMS) snapshot is posted at the beginning of February.

Motor carriers that currently receive a VMT-based adjustment due to high truck utilization (i.e. more VMT per PU than the average) will cease receiving that adjustment if they do not update their MCS-150 form to reflect more recent data (i.e. VMT year of 2010 or 2011).

Update the MCS-150 now with your 2010 or 2011 VMT/PU data to ensure FMCSA is using the most accurate data available to calculate percentiles. You can update your MCS-150 information here. https://lipublic.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/PKG_REGISTRATION.prc_option Under the "Existing Registration Updates" section, choose the first option: "I need to update my USDOT number registration information or file my biennial update."

— From truckinginfo.com