In today’s transportation industry, data isn’t just for audits or compliance reports — it’s a powerful tool for smarter operations, safer drivers, and stronger bottom lines.
The FMCSA’s focus areas are shifting, and every carrier — from small operations to nationwide fleets — is feeling the impact. To stay competitive, visibility into your data isn’t optional anymore. It’s essential.
Why Data Visibility Matters
The FMCSA has made it clear: enforcement priorities are evolving. Regulators are increasingly focused on hours-of-service fatigue, maintenance violations, and unsafe driving behaviors — and roadside inspections are becoming more data-driven.
Patterns of violations now carry more weight than one-off events, meaning trends in your data can quickly signal risk.
The New Risk Landscape
Safety risks are also evolving. Distracted driving remains a leading cause of crashes, and violations related to handheld devices are rising. Meanwhile, EV adoption and advanced telematics are reshaping maintenance, training, and performance tracking.
Add in driver turnover and tightening insurance requirements, and your FMCSA data becomes a direct reflection of your operational health.
Your safety data isn’t just a score — it’s a snapshot of how effectively your fleet manages risk.
The Business Impact of Better Data Awareness
Clean, accurate data doesn’t just improve safety. It protects your bottom line.
Foley’s aggregated Insights data shows that top-performing fleets address compliance alerts quickly — and that speed translates directly into savings and uptime.
Here’s how FMCSA data influences your business:
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Insurance premiums: Cleaner data lowers risk classifications and reduces costs.
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Business opportunities: Brokers and shippers check safety scores before awarding loads.
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Operational uptime: More violations mean more downtime — and lost revenue.
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Litigation defense: Strong data visibility protects your fleet when it matters most.
In 2023, insurance premiums rose an average of 12.5% for high-risk fleets. As of 2024, the FMCSA’s data methodology now directly ties crash and violation data to insurance adjustments — making data accuracy and responsiveness more critical than ever.
When you manage your data proactively, you’re not just staying compliant — you’re staying profitable.
Turning Data Into Action
This is where the Foley Insights module comes in.
The platform transforms raw FMCSA data into a clear, visual dashboard that helps you:
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Track Unsafe Driving and identify trends before they turn into violations.
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Monitor Hours of Service issues that impact driver productivity.
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Manage Vehicle Maintenance and reduce out-of-service risk.
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Analyze Crash Indicators to understand how insurers interpret your data.
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Benchmark your performance against peer fleets to find improvement areas.
Each metric connects directly to real-world action steps, so you can quickly see what’s happening — and how to fix it — before it costs you time or money.
Related webinar on-demand: From Risk to Readiness: How to Leverage Your FMCSA Data
Data That Works as Hard as You Do
At Foley, our goal is simple: help fleets stay safe, compliant, and profitable without adding complexity.
With Insights, you don’t need to be a data analyst to understand your FMCSA performance. You just need the right visibility — and the right partner — to turn that data into progress. Having a broad look at this external data, coupled with Foley's compliance score and actionable alerts, paints a fuller picture on how you can enhance the safety culture of your company.
Related article: What is a Compliance Score—And Why it Matters
See Your Insights in Action
Ready to see how your FMCSA data can work for you?
Schedule a personalized demo of Foley's platform to explore your data, benchmark your fleet, and turn compliance into a competitive advantage.
Because when it comes to safety and profitability, data drives readiness.
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