JOHN W RITTER TRUCKING INC
USDOT 6903
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (38 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate32.6% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)9 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 6903 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1664339 |
| Legal Name | JOHN W RITTER TRUCKING INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 4805822760 |
| Address | 8607 CENTRAL AVE, Capital Heights, MD, 20743 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20100526) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 0 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 87 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 46 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 32.6% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 9 total (0 fatal, 6 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-05-13 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-12-17 — MD — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-24 — MD — 2 injured
- 2025-09-24 — MD — 2 injured
- 2025-08-19 — MD — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (20), 51 (12), 20 (10).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 38 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 107 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 3,249,753 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 08-MAY-26 |
JOHN W RITTER TRUCKING INC operates 38 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in MD.
Nearby
Other carriers in Capital Heights, MD
- A P WOODSON — USDOT 37974, 86 power units
- RITTER TRANSPORT INC — USDOT 436004, 75 power units
- POSNER INDUSTRIES — USDOT 256047, 10 power units
- U S REFUSE REMOVAL INC — USDOT 496372, 9 power units
- NASH - BOYD TRUCKING INC — USDOT 527528, 3 power units
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