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Carrier profile · USDOT 855737 · MC-378635 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC

2 power unitsSAVANNA, IL

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-378635 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(815) 273-3348 Email dispatchbackalleybroad@hotmail.com

Carrier verification summary for RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC (USDOT 855737) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC (USDOT 855737) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC (USDOT 855737) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC (USDOT 855737) reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 9, 2011.

RITCHIE EXCAVATING SERVICE INC (USDOT 855737) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Selective South’00–’03

Iowa’03–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IOWA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jan 2004

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IOWA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	2
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Feb 2000 → Feb 2003	$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): 2
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

SAVANNA, IL

11335 OAKTON RD

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

joel ritchie — 2 carriers: USDOT 2397480

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11335 OAKTON RD, SAVANNA, IL, 61074
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (815) 273-3348
Email: backalleybroad@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Joel Ritchie
USDOT / docket: 855737 · MC-378635
First registered: Feb 16, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 9, 2011 · 10,000 mi (2010)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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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