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RITTER & PARATORE CONTRACTING INC

Joins 6 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
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  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 8.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 7.70% Details →
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.
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TruckCodex risk summary — RITTER & PARATORE CONTRACTING INC (USDOT 1158076)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 8.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 28.6% vs peer 7.70%
  • For-hire census with no authority or BIPD on file — MCS-150 indicates for-hire operation, but our snapshot has no operating-authority dockets and no BIPD/Primary filing. Confirm on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering.

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1158076/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1158076 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: MICHAEL J RITTER Machinery / Large Objects Based in UTICA, NY

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 72/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 8.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 28.6% vs peer median 7.7% (worse). n=113017 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1158076
In FMCSA records since Aug 7, 2003 (~23y)
Company officer MICHAEL J RITTER
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Machinery / Large Objects
Fleet size 9 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 88,944 mi
Contact & address
Physical
2435 STATE ROUTE 5
UTICA, NY 13502
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1158076
In FMCSA records since Aug 7, 2003 (~23y)
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 88,944 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 28.6% vs 23.4% +5.2 pts
Driver OOS Rate 8.3% vs 6.7% +1.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.50 vs 1.80 +0.70
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 5 0 0
Trucks 5 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 21 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
9
Drivers
4
Inspections
21
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
28.6%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
0

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 28.6% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 113,017 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–14 power units (±50% of this carrier's 9 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
8.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 113,017 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +8.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
28.6%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
7.7%
Median across 113,017 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +20.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (12 months)

2023-11 2025-05

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
New York (NY) 6 1 16.7% May 6, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 7
Unknown 4
Hild 3
Ford 2
Caterpilla 1
Coras Trai 1
International 1
Mack Truck 1
Peterbilt 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.50 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.15 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 1.66 2 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 19.40 19 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (21 rows) View all 21 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
84649359 May 6, 2025 NY 3 UTICA NY
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLIFTA No
84033898 Feb 27, 2025 NY 3 DEWITT NY
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 383.23A2-LCDLN, 392.2-SLLSR, 396.17C-PI Yes
83901722 Feb 12, 2025 NY 3 VERONA NY
CATERPILLAR STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2-SLLUCR No
83723281 Jan 23, 2025 NY 3 SYRACUSE NY
FORD STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2-SLLSR, 392.2-SLL, 390.21TC-MC No
83470515 Dec 17, 2024 NY 2 DEWITT NY
WHITEGMC STRAIGHT TRUCK
4 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LBL, 393.78A-WS No
83239399 Nov 18, 2024 NY 2 UTICA NY
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
2 393.9A-LHLI, 392.2-SLL No
83045057 Oct 24, 2024 NY 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55D1-B, 393.9A-LRLI Yes
82774658 Sep 25, 2024 NY 1 SCHENECTADY NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
6 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-HWSL, 393.23-LEU No
82703468 Sep 18, 2024 NY 3 DEWITT
VOLVO TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
1 392.2 No
82483323 Aug 20, 2024 NY 2 TYRE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Peterbilt
1 392.2 No
82312826 Aug 2, 2024 NY 1 SENECA FALLS
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
18 393.75(g), 396.3(a)(1), 393.75(a)(3) Yes
81863410 Jun 11, 2024 NY 2 ny-utica-(exit-31)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.5(b) No
80776177 Feb 1, 2024 NY 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
14 393.75(a)(3), 393.9(a), 392.2 Yes
80534301 Jan 3, 2024 NY 3 ny-herkimer-(exit-30)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
80281789 Nov 30, 2023 NY 2 FULTONVILLE NY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
8 393.75A3-TAOL, 396.3A1-BALR, 393.45D-BAAL Yes
79915482 Oct 12, 2023 NY 2 ny-valcour-(nb)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.55(d)(1), 393.9(a), 392.2 No
79313800 Aug 2, 2023 NY 2 VERONA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.9(a), 393.11, 392.2 No
79277932 Jul 26, 2023 NY 2 ny-queensbury-(nb)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 392.2, 393.104(f)(3) No
79069119 Jul 5, 2023 NY 2 ny-queensbury-(nb)
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.128, 393.9(a), 393.95(a) Yes
78642587 May 15, 2023 NY 2 ny-herkimer-(exit-30)
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.209(d), 393.11, 392.2 Yes
78385343 Apr 18, 2023 NY 3 ny-utica-(exit-31)
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 — No
Recent Crashes (3 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NY4048887600 Sep 25, 2024 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NY3237649100 Oct 30, 2007 NY 0 0 Yes No Tow
NYSP01380600 Aug 4, 2006 NY 0 1 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
DEWITT NY NY 2 1
UTICA NY NY 2 0
DEWITT NY 1 0
FULTONVILLE NY NY 1 1
SCHENECTADY NY NY 1 0
SENECA FALLS NY 1 1
SYRACUSE NY NY 1 0
TYRE NY 1 0
VERONA NY 1 0
VERONA NY NY 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 20 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 9 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 4 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
393.75(g) 393.75(g) Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
396.5(a) Failing to ensure that vehicle is properly lubricated Vehicle Maintenance 2 0

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