Carrier profile · USDOT 617562 · MC-295812 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA

24 power unitsBREVARD, NC50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-295812 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(828) 966-4822 Email dispatchMELODY@RITEWAYExp.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 31 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 24 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Royal’98–’04

Zurich American’04–’07

Old Republic’11–’19

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2022	$750K	4
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Oct 2019	$750K	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2011	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2009	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2007	$750K	2
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1998 → May 2004	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → May 1998	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Feb 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BREVARD, NC

1106 ROSMAN HWY

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dustin morgan — 7 carriers: USDOT 1695396 USDOT 3045397 USDOT 3062657 USDOT 3362556 USDOT 3804933 USDOT 4297988

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1106 ROSMAN HWY, BREVARD, NC, 28712
Mailing address: P O BOX 1806, ETOWAH, NC, 28729
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 966-4822
Fax: (828) 884-7765
Email: melody@ritewayexp.com
Web domain: ritewayexp.com

Registration

Officers: Dustin Morgan · Melody Owenby
USDOT / docket: 617562 · MC-295812
First registered: Oct 19, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2022 · 3,770,000 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,770,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA.

RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA (USDOT 617562) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2022.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA's USDOT number?

RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA's USDOT number is 617562, and its motor carrier number is MC-295812.

Is RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RITEWAY EXPRESS INC OF NORTH CAROLINA is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.