Carrier profile · USDOT 664188 · MC-303982 · Updated Sep 13, 2026

Ritchie Lakeland Transport Inc

19 power unitsavg 14.7 yrLocal · 2 statesMINOCQUA, WI93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-303982 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(715) 356-3245 Email dispatchdrichter@ritchieoil.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.7 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
178.337 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’12 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Farmland’96–’98

Ranger Ins’04–’07

Federated’12–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2012

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2012 → Aug 2012	$1M	1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2009 → Aug 2012	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Sep 2007	$1M	3
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2004 → Aug 2007	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1999 → Jul 2000	$1M	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Nov 1998	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

32.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WI busiest

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

Home base

MINOCQUA, WI

8783 HANSEN ROAD

Top corridor

WI 24 · MI 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1861667 USDOT 585836 USDOT 227264 USDOT 264651 USDOT 2187991

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joseph ritchie — 2 carriers: USDOT 1401233

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8783 HANSEN ROAD, MINOCQUA, WI, 54548
Mailing address: PO BOX 133, MINOCQUA, WI, 54548
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (715) 356-3245
Fax: (715) 356-3716
Email: drichter@ritchieoil.com
Web domain: ritchieoil.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph Ritchie
USDOT / docket: 664188 · MC-303982
First registered: Oct 22, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2026 · 939,779 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 16, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

939,779

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

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 RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC.

RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 664188) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 18, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 82 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 16, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Sep 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 664188, and its motor carrier number is MC-303982.

Is RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 13, 2026, RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC has a 28.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC operates 19 power units and 82 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC based?

RITCHIE LAKELAND TRANSPORT INC is based in MINOCQUA, WI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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