Ritchie Trucking Service Holdings Inc
DBA RITCHIE TRUCKING SERVICE 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
169 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 14
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
- 70
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 174
- Annualized
- ≈87 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.2 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving56 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness6 · 2 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
3 ELD violations in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 18 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2025 | CA | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 5, 2024 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 15, 2024 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jun 14, 2024 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 3, 2023 | NV | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 29, 2021 | KS | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2021 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 2, 2021 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2019 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2017 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2016 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 21, 2014 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2014 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 2, 2005 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 19, 2004 | CA | 0 | 3 | No |
| Nov 19, 1999 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 10, 1998 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |