John W Ritter Trucking Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 38
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 44
- Annualized
- ≈22 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 9 OOS
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
1 hours-of-service / ELD violation on record · most recent Apr 10, 2024. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Crash history· 152 total · 8 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2018 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 16 | |
| 2017 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2015 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2010 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2026 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 24, 2025 | MD | 0 | 2 | No |
| Sep 24, 2025 | MD | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 19, 2025 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2025 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 22, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 7, 2024 | NJ | 0 | 1 | No |
| Mar 8, 2024 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 23, 2023 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 25, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 14, 2023 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 2, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 30, 2022 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 27, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 22, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 2022 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 28, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 26, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 11, 2022 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Aug 22, 2021 | MD | 1 | 3 | Yes |
| Aug 14, 2021 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |