Ripta
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority · Providence, Rhode Island · Carrier number 749373
359
power units
359
power units
Ripta is a passenger carrier based in Providence, Rhode Island with 359 power units and 530 drivers as reported. In the 24 months to Sep 30, 2026 it had 31 reportable crashes (8.64 per 100 power units vs 2.98 for all carriers).
Updated Oct 11, 2026 · crashes and inspections to Sep 30, 2026
Power units
359
Drivers
530
530 with commercial license
Crashes, 24 mo
31
0 fatal
Per 100 trucks
8.64
All carriers: 2.98
Vehicles out of service
-
All inspections: 22.8%
Inspections, 24 mo
0
Compared with other carriers
Crash rate over 24 months per 100 power units, and the share of roadside inspections that took the vehicle or driver off the road
| Crashes / 100 trucks | Vehicles OOS | Drivers OOS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ripta | 8.64 | - | - |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks in RI | 2.38 | 17.9% | 4.6% |
| Carriers with 10+ trucks, US | 2.98 | 19.3% | 3.6% |
| All roadside inspections | - | 22.8% | 6.4% |
Lower is better. Carriers that drive more miles per truck can have more crashes per truck.
Crashes, 24 months
0 people killed and 36 injured
- Fatal0
- Injury23
- Tow-away8
Roadside inspections, 24 months
Inspections and how many ended out of service
| Kind | Inspections | Out of service | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | - |
| Vehicle | 0 | 0 | - |
Carrier facts
- Carrier number
- 749373
- Based in
- Providence, Rhode Island
- Registered
- May 20, 1998
- Operation
- Across state lines
- Carries
- Passengers
- Authority for hire
- Active
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Miles driven
- 8.78 million (2004)
- Type
- For hire, Private passenger business, Private passenger nonbusiness
- Cargo
- Passengers
- Last update filed
- Aug 26, 2004
Questions and answers
How many trucks does Ripta have?
Ripta reports 359 power units (trucks, tractors and buses) and 530 drivers, 530 of them with a commercial license. Its trucks drove 8.78 million miles in 2004.
Is Ripta a safe carrier?
In 24 months Ripta had 31 reportable crashes, 8.64 per 100 power units (above the 2.98 of all carriers with 10+ trucks). It has no official safety rating. A crash record does not say who caused the crash.
Reportable crashes of trucks and buses: a death, an injury or a vehicle towed away. A crash record does not say who caused the crash. Recent months can still grow as late reports arrive. Out-of-service rate: the percent of roadside inspections that took the driver or the vehicle off the road until a serious problem was fixed. Carriers with few inspections have rates that swing a lot. Fleet, drivers and miles as the carrier reported them. Official public data, updated daily.