RITEWAY BUS 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
157 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 52
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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 395.5 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
6 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 1, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 506 total · 33 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2025 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 2024 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 21 | |
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 10 | |
| 2022 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
| 2020 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 16 | |
| 2019 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 27 | |
| 2018 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 27 | |
| 2017 | 30 | 0 | 19 | 20 | |
| 2016 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 10 | |
| 2015 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 24 | |
| 2014 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 13 | |
| 2013 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 2011 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| 2007 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 13 | |
| 2006 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| 2004 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1999 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1997 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 13 | |
| 1996 | 22 | 0 | 16 | 16 | |
| 1995 | 20 | 0 | 17 | 13 | |
| 1994 | 25 | 0 | 21 | 17 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 5, 2026 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 27, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2026 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2026 | WI | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 21, 2026 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 17, 2025 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 9, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 7, 2025 | WI | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Oct 29, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 22, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 15, 2025 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 16, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 25, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 24, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 17, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 16, 2025 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 22, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2024 | WI | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 12, 2024 | WI | 0 | 1 | No |
| Nov 23, 2024 | MI | 0 | 0 | Yes |