Carrier profile · USDOT 354670 · MC-208876 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Palmetto Propane Fuels and Ice Inc

29 power unitsavg 9.3 yrRegional · 3 statesBATESBURG, SC87/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-208876 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkspalmettopropane.comFMCSA SAFER

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%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 — 75 vehicle and 79 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 18.8 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

77 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.4 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 29-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
Registered power units
29
Inspections · 24 mo
79
Annualized
≈40 / yr
Coverage
≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

30%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Driver Fitness
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
29%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 8 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 9 OOS
  • 393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
  • 177.801 Other violationOther5 · 1 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 117 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 23 total · 3 in 24 mo

23
Total crashes
3
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
7
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20252002
20243003
20221001
20213023
20201011
20172012
20161001
20132002
20111011
20061010
20053003
20041001
19991001
19941010
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Oct 1, 2025SC00Yes
Feb 6, 2025SC00Yes
Oct 3, 2024SC00Yes
Mar 20, 2024SC00Yes
Mar 19, 2024SC00Yes
Mar 29, 2022SC00Yes
Nov 29, 2021SC01Yes
Nov 1, 2021SC01Yes
May 31, 2021SC00Yes
Nov 10, 2020SC02Yes
Mar 13, 2017SC00Yes
Jan 12, 2017SC01Yes
Nov 9, 2016SC00Yes
Aug 13, 2013SC00Yes
Feb 21, 2013SC00Yes
Feb 22, 2011SC01Yes
Jan 10, 2006SC01No
Apr 22, 2005SC00Yes
Feb 14, 2005SC00Yes
Jan 29, 2005SC00Yes
Jul 16, 2004SC00Yes
Oct 13, 1999SC00Yes
Jan 20, 1994SC01No