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JOHN W RITTER TRUCKING INC

  • 6903
  • 20860 N TATUM BLVD SUITE 300
    PHOENIX, AZ 85050
  • 80
  • 127
  • 48

Safety Rating & OOS Rates

(As of 04/02/2026 updated daily from SAFER )

SATISFACTORY
( 05/26/2010)

Out of Service Rates

Type OOS % National Avg %
Vehicle 42.9 23.4
Driver 0.0 6.7
Hazmat 4.4

Licensing and Insurance

(As of 04/02/2026 updated hourly from L&I )

Active For-Hire Authority
Type Yes/No MC#/MX#
Property Yes MC-1664339
Passenger No
Household Goods No
Broker No

BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View) FAST Act of 2015

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending February 27, 2026

On-Road Performance
0 Not Public 0.01 9.18 0 Not Public 0.02
On-Road Performance Detail
0
No Safety Event Grouping
107
Combination Carrier
Not Public
48
1
21-100 relevant driver inspections
36
26
21-100 relevant vehicle inspections
48
0
No Safety Event Grouping
Not Public
48
1
21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered N/A No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered Not Public No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 67

Violations Description # Violations # OOS Violations Violation Severity Weight BASIC
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1 0 1 HOS Compliance
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without possessing a valid medical certificate. 1 0 1 Driver Fitness
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective. 1 0 1 Vehicle Maint.
393.203B-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension. 1 1 7 Vehicle Maint.
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured. 2 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. 1 1 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit 1 1 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.47B-BMBCAD-SA Air Disc Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle. 1 1 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 3 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 2 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.51C-BAPG Air Brake - Inoperative/defective primary or secondary pressure gauge. 1 1 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear. 2 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck/bus manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after March 1, 1998. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area. 1 0 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak 1 1 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS 3 3 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.75C-OOS Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches apart 1 0 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth. 2 0 8 Vehicle Maint.
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1 0 1 Vehicle Maint.
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective. 1 0 3 Vehicle Maint.
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured. 2 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam. 1 0 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative. 1 0 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 1 0 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on. 3 3 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on. 1 1 6 Vehicle Maint.
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps 3 3 6 Vehicle Maint.
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 3 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test. 1 1 4 Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination. 3 3 0 Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-HLOW Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-HWSL Hubs - Wheel seal leaking. 1 0 2 Vehicle Maint.
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak. 1 0 3 Vehicle Maint.
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report. 1 0 4 Vehicle Maint.

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 48

Report Vehicle Measure
Inspection Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Type Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
2/7/2026 MD3239C00192 MD 925F50 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth 8  
12/31/2025 MSMC00051553 MS 453E45 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
11/24/2025 MSU000440663 MS 453E41 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
11/4/2025 TNI3A1830187 TN 453E41 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
393.207F-SDAS Suspension - Deflated air suspension (OOS) 7 + 2 (OOS)  
396.9D2-FTF Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report 4  
10/25/2025 TNI033AL2123 TN 543E41 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
10/20/2025 MD2512C00161 MD 993F46 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   3
396.3A1-ALATR Air Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir. 4  
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
10/1/2025 MSU000440606 MS 453E41 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
9/18/2025 MD3282C00392 MD 815F82 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   3
393.45D-B Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection 4  
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken. 2  
396.3A1-BALR Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test (OOS) 4 + 2 (OOS)  
393.55D1-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998. 4  
393.55D2-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle. 4  
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area 8  
393.78A-WS Washers - Inoperative washing system. 1  
392.2-SLLMF State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective 1  
393.9A-LSLI Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. 6  
9/13/2025 MS1008011888 MS 453E41 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   3
393.9A-HLLH Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam 6  
393.203B-CBP Cab and Body Parts - Cab/body mounts loose/broken/missing 2  
393.95(f) Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper 2  
7/30/2025 VA9207000151 VA 872F73 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
7/15/2025 NJSPPZI05334 NJ 960F81 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.45D-BAAL Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection 4  
396.17C-PI Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection 4  
6/24/2025 MS2005012414 MS 453E46 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4  
5/20/2025 PAM766000347 PA 861F58 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
5/8/2025 MD0290C00073 MD 785F02 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
393.9B-LRLIWR Lighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle inoperative when required to be on (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
5/3/2025 NJSPOII04488 NJ 810F88 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.55C1-B Air Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault. 4  
396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS) 0 + 2 (OOS)  
396.5B-HWSL Hubs - Wheel seal leaking 2  
393.47A-BCFSBD Drum Brake - Contaminated friction surface 4  
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4  
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured 2  
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth 8  
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4  
4/26/2025 MS1031012584 MS 453E45 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
4/23/2025 MD5810000097 MD 894F47 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4  
393.53B-B Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear 4  
4/18/2025 CT3022001212 CT 928F72 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
4/17/2025 MS2005012283 MS 453E46 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
4/2/2025 MD3230C00006 MD 960F81 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
4/1/2025 MD3230C00002 MD 960F81 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4  
393.75A3-TAOL Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
3/27/2025 MS2005012241 MS 453E46 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4  
3/25/2025 NJSPSCI01646 NJ 793F00 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured 2  
3/8/2025 NJSPRAI03139 NJ 862F33 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
3/3/2025 MD3242002284 MD 9CP8316 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
391.41A-MCPC Medical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without showing proof of a valid medical certification upon request when medical certification is required. 1  
2/27/2025 MS1021012271 MS 453E46 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   2
396.5B-HLOW Hubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel 2  
2/24/2025 NJSPRTI01448 NJ 848F78 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
396.5B-L Lubrication - Oil or grease leak 3  
1/13/2025 VAF067000161 VA 993F46 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
1/8/2025 VA6671000374 VA 776F78 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
1/8/2025 MS2003011935 MS 453E46 MD STRAIGHT TRUCK   1
12/19/2024 MD3095005214 MD 925F50 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
12/6/2024 NJSPPZI04641 NJ 0273F5 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
12/5/2024 MD0304005138 MD 848F79 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt 4  
393.47B-BMBCAD-SA Air Disc Brake - Mismatched brake chamber sizes on a steering axle (OOS) 4 + 2 (OOS)  
393.41-BNPB Brake - Inoperative or missing parking brake on power unit 4  
393.51C-BAPG Air Brake - Inoperative/defective primary or secondary pressure gauge (OOS) 4 + 2 (OOS)  
393.81-H Horn - Inoperative or defective 3  
393.45B2-B-AIR Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured 4  
396.3A1-BALAC Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber 4  
396.3(a)1BOS Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination (OOS) 0 + 2 (OOS)  
12/2/2024 MD2274004138 MD 925F50 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.9A-LSLIWR Lighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
11/27/2024 MD0290005907 MD 875F75 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.45B2-BHTD Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply. (OOS) 4 + 2 (OOS)  
393.9A-LIL Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative 2  
393.9A-LCL Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative 2  
393.9A-LRLI Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative 6  
11/21/2024 NJSPSBI00049 NJ 808F43 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
11/9/2024 MD3230007589 MD 945F72 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
10/24/2024 MD3059005090 MD 945F72 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
10/16/2024 US1602000071 US 861F61 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
9/30/2024 MD3261003459 MD 832F31 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
393.45DLPC Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit (OOS) 4 + 2 (OOS)  
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher 2  
7/30/2024 MD3230007276 MD 809F04 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
7/26/2024 MD3247005663 MD 848F79 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS) 8 + 2 (OOS)  
6/18/2024 NJSPSCI00963 NJ 925F50 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
6/9/2024 MD3230007115 MD 925F50 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  
5/22/2024 MD3261003106 MD 960F81 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4  
396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS) 0 + 2 (OOS)  
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection 4  
4/10/2024 MD0228006864 MD 927F15 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.75C-OOS Tire-other tread depth less than 1/32 of inch measured in 2 adjacent major tread grooves 3 separate locations 8 inches apart 8  
395.3A2-PROPN Driving beyond 14 hour duty period (Property carrying vehicle) - Nominal Violation 1  
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions 4  
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes 4  
3/19/2024 DE1115000269 DE 848F79 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
2/29/2024 MD3245004660 MD 810F91 MD TRUCK TRACTOR   1
393.9(a) Inoperative Brake Lamps (OOS) 6 + 2 (OOS)  

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 8

Report Vehicle Crash Measure = Sum of the Total Weight (TotW)
Date Number State Plate Number Plate State Fatal Inj. Tow. HM Severity Weight
(SW)
Time Weight
(TiW)
Total Weight
(TotW)
12/17/2025 MD25A1325526 MD 960F81 MD 0 1 Yes No 2 3 6
9/24/2025 MD25A1295466 MD 0417F4 MD 0 2 No No 2 3 6
9/24/2025 MD25A1295466 MD 31940F MD 0 2 No No
8/19/2025 MD25A1285227 MD 861F61 MD 0 1 Yes No 2 2 4
8/17/2025 MD25A1287923 MD 872F73 MD 0 0 Yes No 1 2 2
1/18/2025 MD25S0005564 MD 894F48 MD 0 0 Yes No 1 1 1
9/22/2024 MD24S0003670 MD 810F93 MD 0 0 Yes No 1 1 1
8/7/2024 NJ0000602883 NJ 863F87 MD 0 1 No No 2 1 2
3/8/2024 MD24S0000975 MD 785F03 MD 0 0 Yes No 1 1 1

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

  • 4/6/2023 (Non-Ratable Review)
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Enforcement Cases

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