Carrier profile · USDOT 1730789 · MC-634163 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC

DBA LPG TRANSPORT

26 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 2 statesONTARIO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-634163 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

53 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 395-0566 Email dispatchCHUCK@PCPROpANE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 143 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

95 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 8.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 93 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

3.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 8.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

95 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 95
Annualized: ≈48 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
180.415 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
172.328 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.840 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’07–’09

North River’09–’12

Hdi-gerling American’12–’16

New York’17–’21

Guideone’21–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2024	$1M	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2017 → Nov 2021	$1M	4
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2016	$1M	5
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2009 → Nov 2012	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2009	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 53
Trailers (towed): 6

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

33.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ONTARIO, CA

539 W MAIN ST

Top corridor

CA 83 · AZ 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4390465Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4390465 USDOT 600614

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 539 W MAIN ST, ONTARIO, CA, 91762
Mailing address: PO BOX 473, ONTARIO, CA, 91762
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (909) 395-0566
Fax: (909) 395-5099
Email: chuck@pcpropane.com
Web domain: pcpropane.com

Registration

Officers: Andrew Kelegian · Chuck Schmidt
USDOT / docket: 1730789 · MC-634163
First registered: Jan 24, 2008
Last MCS-150: Dec 3, 2025 · 489,688 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

489,688

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC.

PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC (USDOT 1730789) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GUIDEONE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 11, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 95 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 93 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 69 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 3, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC's USDOT number?

PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC's USDOT number is 1730789, and its motor carrier number is MC-634163.

Is PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC's safety record?

PACIFIC COAST PROPANE LLC has a 8.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 143 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).