PACIFIC PROPANE NW LLC
USDOT 3690201MC-Docket MC1635014WAPATO, WA
Review before tenderingHazmat-authorized14 power units
PACIFIC PROPANE NW LLC (USDOT 3690201) in WAPATO, WA — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.
- Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
- No pending authority revocation.
- Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
- BIPD on file: $6,000,000.
- No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
- No history of insurance lapses.
- Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
- No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
- No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.
Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.
Authority
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Not applicable
Safety & BASIC scorecard
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 5.61
Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.
Last 24 months
0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
3
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $6,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 14
- Total drivers
- 7
- Years in business
- 5
- Hazmat authority
- Yes
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 0 of 0 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- 0
- Driver OOS rate
- 0%
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 30%Above national
The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.
Compliance & history
- Reincarnation / chameleon
- No prior revoked authority
- Involuntary revocations
- None on file
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2026-01-22
- Insurance lapse history
- No lapses on record
- Last compliance review
- None on file
Inspection history (all-time)
14
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
29
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-11-14 → 2026-02-04.
Crash history (last 24 months)
No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
12 | 2 | 2026-02-04 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
|
5 | 0 | 2025-05-15 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
4 | 1 | 2025-10-24 |
General safety regulations 390
|
2 | 0 | 2026-02-04 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 107
|
1 | 0 | 2025-04-14 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 178
|
1 | 0 | 2025-04-14 |
Hazardous materials (HMR) 180
|
1 | 0 | 2024-05-20 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
1 | 0 | 2023-12-22 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - Bolted upper coupler has less than the required number of bolts | OOS |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative | — |
| 2025-10-24 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination | OOS |
| 2025-07-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Coupling - 20% or less of the fifth wheel fasteners on either side missing/ineffective | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Suspension - Suspension connecting rod or tracking component assembly missing the rubber bushing or the rubber bushing i | OOS |
| 2025-05-15 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Placarding) - Failure to maintain placard(s) in a condition so that the format legibility color and visibility of th | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-05-15 | Vehicle Maintenance | Conspicuity Systems - Trailers upper rear reflex reflectors inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1 1993 | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Packaging) - MC 331 remote closure device less than 3500 gallons. | — |
| 2025-04-14 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Testing) - Failing to properly mark cargo tank test dates as required | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Markings) - Failing to mark a manual remote shut-off device as required | — |
| 2024-05-20 | Hazardous Materials Compliance | HM (Emergency Response) - No emergency response information/telephone number immediately available for government agent | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-02-04 2 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1II-CDBUC | OOS | — |
2025-10-24 5 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LCL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-BOS | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9A-LIL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-07-08 1 violHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 70B1I-CDFWFMI-LT20 | — | — |
2025-05-15 6 viols· 1 OOSHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 13D3-CSURR | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207A-STBW | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C-PI | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 516C6-HMPMC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2-B-AIR | — | — |
2025-04-14 5 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 107 | 620B-HMAMC | — | — |
| General safety regulations 390 | 21TB2-DOT | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 328D-HMM | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 328D-HMM | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 178 | 337-8A4II-HMP | — | — |
2024-05-20 4 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 600(c)(2) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 | 328(d) | — | — |
| Hazardous materials (HMR) 180 | 415 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
2023-12-22 1 viol
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2023-11-14 3 violsHazmat
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(f) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
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