Carrier profile · USDOT 214695 · MC-262017 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Suburban Propane LP

DBA SUBURBAN PROPANE

903 power unitsavg 5.3 yrNational · 43 statesWHIPPANY, NJ73/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-262017 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkssuburbanpropane.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 4.5%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1,255 vehicle and 1,362 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

1,358 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 83

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.8 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 903-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
903
Inspections · 24 mo
1,383
Annualized
≈692 / yr
Coverage
≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

4%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
Hours-of-Service
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
12%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
8%
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.

  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving178 · 0 OOS
  • 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance85 · 10 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance76 · 16 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance33 · 22 OOS
  • 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 15 OOS
  • 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
  • 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 14 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

12 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Jul 9, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

6ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
1False logs
1Drove over hours

Trending worse — 100% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 728 total · 37 in 24 mo

728
Total crashes
37
In last 24 mo
17
Fatal
305
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20269029
2025191717
2024200820
2023311331
2022171216
20213321132
20203301332
20193911538
20184401244
2017250624
20163502335
20153201430
20143011230
20132701327
2012160814
2011171616
20101901114
2009141713
2008200817
20073021427
2006201919
2005210721
2004200619
20037046
20021811116
20012301421
2000192719
19997057
19981401212
19971511114
1996130612
1995131612
1994130713
19931010
19924002
19918037
19901010
19891001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jun 16, 2026PA00Yes
Jun 8, 2026AZ00Yes
Jun 5, 2026IN01Yes
Mar 17, 2026NC00Yes
Mar 13, 2026SC00Yes
Mar 13, 2026SC05Yes
Feb 9, 2026ME00Yes
Jan 26, 2026VT00Yes
Jan 24, 2026CT00Yes
Dec 10, 2025PA00Yes
Dec 10, 2025VT00Yes
Dec 2, 2025ME00Yes
Nov 4, 2025NY00Yes
Oct 21, 2025WA00Yes
Oct 17, 2025NY00Yes
Oct 13, 2025VA00Yes
Sep 19, 2025OH00Yes
Sep 2, 2025CA12Yes
Aug 26, 2025AR00Yes
Aug 20, 2025AL01No
Jul 2, 2025IN00Yes
Jun 9, 2025AL01Yes
May 23, 2025AR01Yes
Apr 22, 2025FL00Yes
Mar 21, 2025NC01No