The Inspection Timeliness measure evaluates 12 months of data to determine your State’s rating. A record is evaluated if the date of the initial upload falls within that 12-month range, regardless of when the inspection event occurred. As shown below, the range begins 15 months before the evaluation month, but excludes the most recent three months of records. These records were used to calculate the leading indicator, which forecasts where measures may be trending.

In the example, the January 2019 evaluation looks at the 12-month event date range November 1, 2017, through October 31, 2018. Inspections that were uploaded after October 31, 2018, were used to calculate the leading indicator.

This measure evaluates inspection records representing interstate and intrastate carriers, and includes large trucks and buses.

The percentage of timely records is determined by dividing the number of records reported on time by the number of total records evaluated. If the percentage of inspection records reported within 21 days is

• 90% or more, the rating is GOOD
• Between 65% and 89%, the rating is FAIR
• Less than 65%, the rating is POOR.