Carrier profile · USDOT 357546 · MC-212002 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC

11 power unitsavg 13.9 yrRegional · 5 statesTAYLOR, MI86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-212002 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 299-2154 Email dispatchloadtenders@rite-waytransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 10 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.9 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

14 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’92–’96

Travelers’96–’00

Hudson’08–’25

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$750K	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1992 → Nov 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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

21.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

TAYLOR, MI

9850 PELHAM ROAD

Top corridor

TX ⇄ MI

TX 7 · NM 3 · WI 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 659150 USDOT 2924152 USDOT 2577162 USDOT 3035784 USDOT 86876 USDOT 213641 USDOT 1694611 USDOT 2080664

Shares a company officer with other carriers

stephen klein — 3 carriers: USDOT 472587 USDOT 985616

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9850 PELHAM ROAD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180
Mailing address: 9850 PELHAM RD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180-3852
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 299-2154
Email: loadtenders@rite-waytransport.com
Web domain: rite-waytransport.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen Klein · C. Lowry
USDOT / docket: 357546 · MC-212002
First registered: Jun 15, 1989
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2025 · 653,538 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 26, 1997
D-U-N-S: 609294095

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

653,538

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 RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC.

RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC (USDOT 357546) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 26, 1997 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC's USDOT number?

RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC's USDOT number is 357546, and its motor carrier number is MC-212002.

Is RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC's safety record?

RITE WAY TRANSPORT CO INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).