RISTICH ASPHALT PAVING INC

USDOT 776799 Inactive PRIVATE PROPERTY Company officer: WALTER RISTICH Based in SCHERERVILLE, IN

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book

Blockers

Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00% Details →

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — RISTICH ASPHALT PAVING INC (USDOT 776799)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 33.3% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/776799/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 57/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 33.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=197592 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: Do not book.

Recent changes

Daily change log ↓

Status ACTIVE → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

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 776799

In FMCSA records since Oct 20, 1998 (~27y)

Company officer WALTER RISTICH

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Fleet size 5 units

Drivers 5

Annual mileage 10,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (219) 924-8444

Email: [email protected]

Physical

714 JUNCTION AVE

SCHERERVILLE, IN 46375

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 776799

In FMCSA records since Oct 20, 1998 (~27y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 33.3% vs 23.4% +9.9 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 4.50 vs 1.80 +2.70

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
Trucks	5	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 3 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	1	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

RISTICH ASPHALT PAVING INC is a motor carrier based in SCHERERVILLE, IN, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 776799. The carrier carries the FMCSA status Inactive, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 5 power units and 5 drivers, with 3 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 33.3%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

RISTICH ASPHALT PAVING INC is a small fleet, operating 5 power units and 5 drivers, based in Schererville, IN. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in IN (2 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (22.2% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 4 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 5 power units (small fleet) and 5 drivers; Kenworth, Unknown, and Mack are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% 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 197,592 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–8 power units (±50% of this carrier's 5 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 197,592 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

33.3%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 197,592 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +33.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

May 25, 2026
- Status ACTIVE INACTIVE
  Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2024-11

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Vehicle Maintenance

9 violations

2 OOS · 22.2%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	2	1	50.0%	Nov 12, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		2
Unknown		2
Mack		1

Recent Inspections (3 rows) View all 3 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83145197	Nov 12, 2024	IN	2	MERRILLVILLE IN	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 2883118 · 1NKDLT0X3VJ755537	5	393.43DBMA, 393.110B3-C, 393.9A-LRLI	Yes
82333598	Aug 7, 2024	IN	2	MERRILLVILLE IN	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK IN 2883118 · 1NKDLT0X3VJ755537	4	393.9(a), 393.78(a)	No
81581868	May 8, 2024	IN	2	GARY IN	MACK TRUCK TRACTOR IN 2883115 · 1M1AA13Y3RW036994	2	393.9(a), 393.78(a)	No

Recent Crashes (3 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
IN0904111745	Sep 6, 2022	IN	Yes	No	Tow
IN0903681735	Nov 2, 2020	IN	Yes	No	Tow
IN0900473216	May 26, 2006	IN	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MERRILLVILLE IN	IN	2	1
GARY IN	IN	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	4	0
393.78(a)	Windshield condition defective	Vehicle Maintenance	2	0

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