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FRED'S PROPANE INC

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Company CheckFRED'S PROPANE INC · DOT 976437

Private carrier, runs its own trucks and hauls its own freight

DBA: FRED'S PROPANE & HEATING OIL OR FRED'S ENERGY

328 MAIN STREET, DERBY, VT, 05829

DOT# 976437 Derby, Vermont

PRIVATE CARRIER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

None on file

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 23, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 11, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Mar 16, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
No active insurance on file.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address328 MAIN STREET, DERBY, VT, 05829

Mailing Address328 MAIN STREET, DERBY, VT, 05829

Other Companies at This Address

Address328 MAIN STREET, DERBY, VT 05829

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Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
FRED'S PLUMBING & HEATING INC	974674	Sign in	Active
FRED'S PROPANE INC this company	976437	Sign in	Active

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY

Carrier OperationB - Intrastate (Hazmat)

CommonNot Active

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operation Classification

Private (Property)Private Only Hazardous Materials

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 2.12 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage179,568 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS28.6% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review04/22/2009

Insurance

AmountNone on file

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/16/2026

Last checked07/23/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypePrivate Carrier

Fleet28 units

Drivers22

Mileage179,568 mi

MCS-15003/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total12

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total7

Out of Service2

OOS Rate28.6%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total4

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 04/22/2009

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

2 · 0 OOS -

2025

5 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

7 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 12 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (16.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Inspection Records (14)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/11/2026	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	VT	Full (Level I)	VT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/16/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/05/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/26/2026	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	VT	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	VT	Full (Level I)	COVENTRY SB RA	2	0	2	0	0	2	▲Detail
08/14/2025	VT	Full (Level I)	DANVILLE	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
04/18/2025	VT	Walk-Around (Level II)	HARDWICK	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/11/2025	VT	Full (Level I)	BARTON	2	1	0	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/26/2025	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	DERBY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2024	US	Full (Level I)	MORRISTOWN VT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2024	VT	Driver-Only (Level III)	RYEGATE SB RA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections13

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

No insurance history records.

No active insurance policies.

No authority history.

No revocation records.

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65/100

Good

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 65

−25

Starts at 100−35 totalFinal 65

No insurance or bond on file−25

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Operating authority N/A

Not required for private carriers, a private carrier hauls its own goods and needs no for-hire operating authority (no MC number) under FMCSA.

Insurance on file with FMCSA

No active insurance / coverage amount on file.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

No insurance or bond on file FAILS VERIFICATION

No active insurance or surety bond is recorded with FMCSA, and no active authority that would require it.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 28.5714% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Inspection Records (14)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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