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REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT

DOT# 157882 MC# 57250 Denver, CO Authorized For-Hire
(303) 299-6071 chris.deines@rtd-denver.com 3333 Ringsby Court, Denver CO 80216
698 power units · all owned 1,650 drivers 19.3M mi/yr · ~28k per unit
Intrastate Only
Critical
FRED Score 0.0 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 34 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
698
Drivers · CDL
1,650 · 1,650
Annual miles
19.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 103 0 0 103
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-04-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
CHRIS DEINES

Cargo

67.1
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases General Freight Building Materials Paper Products Construction Chemicals
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Exposure Unverified

The expected crashes behind this grade assume the filed fleet of 698 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 138 units seen in 24 months, 0.02 inspections per filed unit-year. The grade's relativity to class is unchanged; its confidence tier is cut to reflect the unverified exposure, and until the fleet is confirmed an Excellent grade shows as Strong and a Strong as Satisfactory. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.

Intrastate Only

Intrastate-only carrier — not required to file MCS-150. May be inspected less frequently than interstate carriers. Safety rates may have lower statistical confidence.

Expected crash rate is about 10.7× that of similar fleets.

Similar fleets: private fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 10.74×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
45.3 vs 4.2 for similar fleets
Likely 32–59 crashes
This motor carrier
45.3
Similar fleets
4.2
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~70%
About 10.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much worse than peers. 114 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 57 a year), including 4 fatal (4 deaths) and 42 with injuries; similar fleets have about 4.2 a year. The grade counts 168 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.33× and out-of-service orders 0.38× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -16%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    4 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent Sep 15, 2025).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    42 crashes with 62 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Filed fleet not seen on the road
    Only 138 of the 698 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (34 inspections in all). The crash expectation behind the grade assumes all 698 are running.
    Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
  • 94% of inspections found no violations.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Apr 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
114
4 fatalities · 63 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
34
94% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 34
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 1
National avg 6.7%
Violations
2
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 33 inspections, 0 out of service 33 Q2 '25
vs 453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.082 0.022
Inspections 0.04 0.63
Violations 0.00 0.22
Critical violations 0.00 0.05

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

2 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    28
    2026
    Colorado
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    19
    2026
    Colorado
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    12
    2026
    Colorado
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Colorado
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    7
    2026
    Colorado
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    Colorado
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    29
    2026
    Colorado
    Injury · 6 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Colorado
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    15
    2025
    Colorado
    Fatal · 1 death
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    1 dead in crash involving car and RTD bus on WB I-70 at Holly Street
    Denver7 (KMGH) · Sep 15, 2025

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report CO2025001461 (Denver City And County Police) lists REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT’s bus in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE
on record since Jul 1, 1982 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 12, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Colorado (HQ) 34

Mostly inspected in its home state (100%).

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/157882