Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 389169
MID-STATES PROPANE INC
1 power unitsKANSAS CITY, KS
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 36 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MID-STATES PROPANE INC safe to work with?
Is MID-STATES PROPANE INC safe to load? MID-STATES PROPANE INC (USDOT 389169) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in KANSAS CITY, KS, operating 1 power unit and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MPMID-STATES PROPANE INC 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS —% (24-mo)0 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
KANSAS CITY, KS
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@kc.rr.com — 213 carriers: USDOT 22765USDOT 96189USDOT 350793USDOT 386835USDOT 424785USDOT 435100USDOT 437644USDOT 440033
Shares a company officer with other carriers
brad thomas — 12 carriers: USDOT 256188USDOT 1438086USDOT 1615627USDOT 1671624USDOT 1864400USDOT 2385434USDOT 2602021USDOT 3120447
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 11701 KAW DR, KANSAS CITY, KS, 66111-1107
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 184, BONNER SPRINGS, KS, 66012-0184
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (913) 422-1747
- Cell
- (913) 915-0996
- Fax
- (913) 422-3696
- mthomas158@kc.rr.com
- Web domain
- kc.rr.com
Registration
- Officer
- Brad Thomas
- USDOT / docket
- 389169
- First registered
- 04/11/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 03/19/2026 · 50,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 197263817
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is MID-STATES PROPANE INC's USDOT number?
MID-STATES PROPANE INC's USDOT number is 389169.
Is MID-STATES PROPANE INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MID-STATES PROPANE INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is MID-STATES PROPANE INC's safety record?
MID-STATES PROPANE INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is MID-STATES PROPANE INC's fleet?
MID-STATES PROPANE INC operates 1 power unit and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MID-STATES PROPANE INC based?
MID-STATES PROPANE INC is based in KANSAS CITY, KS.