Rhode Island Public Transit Authority — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
40 years (granted 1985)
Liability filing
No BIPD filing parsed — verify directly
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Rhode Island Public Transit Authority
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
265 Melrose Street, Providence, RI 02907
Phone
(401) 784-9500
Power units
359
Drivers
530
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC188496
Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: ✓ · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Granted — Passenger Reg Route - Common
- Granted — Emergency Temporary Authority
Insurance filings
Email & web forensics
On-file email
rviveiros@ripta.com — company domain
Mail host
Enterprise (Barracuda)
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
31
Reportable crashes
19
Tow-aways
22
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: RI 08/2026 · RI 07/2026 · RI 07/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
‘Catastrophic’: Advocates rally against RIPTA service cuts - WPRI.com
WPRI.com · 8/6/2025
What Is a Mileage-Based User Fee? And Could It Replace R.I.’s Gas Tax? - ecoRI News
ecoRI News · 3/24/2024
URI rolls out its own new, expanded shuttle service – Rhody Today - The University of Rhode Island
The University of Rhode Island · 9/17/2018
Travel Ban Continues - State Offices, Legislature and Schools Closed on Tuesday - Go Local Prov
Go Local Prov · 2/23/2026
RIPTA bus driver cleared in accident that killed Providence girl - The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal · 4/3/2015
Gateway Center to get facelift - Newport Daily News
Newport Daily News · 6/5/2013
Webster gives loans, credit line to government agencies - Providence Business News
Providence Business News · 10/22/2013
Girl, 9, dies after she's struck by RIPTA bus in Providence - The Providence Journal
The Providence Journal · 3/26/2015
Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.
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