RITEWAY BUS SERVICE INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 2026162 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Most inspected in · top 6 states
- WI24
- NJ2
- IA1
- SD1
- US1
- MI1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 50% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Vehicle Maintenance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA57 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 27 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
33
Tow-away
29
Injury
11
Fatal
2
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi170 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi80 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi1,026 drivers
- Company officer
- MICHAEL LUCHTERHAND
- Operation
- Interstate
- D-U-N-S
- 602521478
- Registered since
- 1974-06-01
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-11
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 0 trucks · 1,430 buses · 2 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
38 events- 02/11/2026MCS-150 update filed
18.7M mi reported (2025)
- 07/20/2023MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 08/11/2008Insurance filed — NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy XPP 1118730-00
- 08/11/2008Insurance replaced — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Primary · policy 92A2CA0000166-00
- 08/11/2008Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Excess · policy 60A2UB000271401
- 07/15/2008COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2008)
- 08/11/2007Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA820433
- 08/11/2007Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Excess · policy 60A2UB000271400
- 07/16/2007COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/07/2007)
- 08/11/2006Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA159789
- 07/17/2006COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/07/2006)
- 08/19/2005Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA820130
- 08/11/2005Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION
BIPD/Excess · policy 60A 2UB 000 135 900
- 08/11/2005Insurance replaced — AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA820130
- 07/15/2005COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2005)
- 08/25/2004Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA155729
- 08/11/2004Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA155729
- 07/30/2004COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/16/2004)
- 08/11/2003Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LPA 100530
- 08/11/2003Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BA155729
- 09/06/2002COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/11/2002)
- 08/11/2002Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RPT 000 1866
- 10/31/2001Insurance cancelled — RLI INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy RPT 000 1866
- 08/11/2001Insurance replaced — ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy H07186691
- 08/11/2000Insurance replaced — RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy NKA 2480 608
- 09/10/1998COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/25/1998)
- 08/14/1998Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 8G2MZA80180630
- 08/06/1998Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Excess · policy XCS 215 20 48
- 07/01/1998Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 8-G2 MZA 8017 1503
- 11/14/1997MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (06/20/2023)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PASSENGER, BUSINESS;PRIVATE PASSENGER, NON-BUSINESS;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- 2023-12-20
- Last review
- 2023-12-19
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-11
- Reported mileage
- 18,679,377 mi (2025)
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