Carrier profile · USDOT 216838 · MC-279051 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

United Cities Propane Gas of Tennessee Inc

15 power unitsFRANKLIN, TN80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-279051 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 15 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 24.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’01 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Union’95–’00

Associated Electric’95–’00

National Union’95–’00

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2000

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Aug 2000 → Sep 2001	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 1995 → Aug 2000	$5M	1
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC & GAS INS. SERVICES LTD.	Apr 1995 → Aug 2000	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 1995 → Aug 2000	$5M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 1994 → May 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
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

FRANKLIN, TN

154 SOUTHEAST PKWY

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 154 SOUTHEAST PKWY, FRANKLIN, TN, 37068
Mailing address: PO BOX 682028, FRANKLIN, TN, 37068-2028
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 591-6200
Email: —

Registration

USDOT / docket: 216838 · MC-279051
First registered: Jul 8, 1982
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2002 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 10, 1998
D-U-N-S: 6933048

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—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 UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC.

UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC (USDOT 216838) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 18, 2000 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2002.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 10, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC's USDOT number?

UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC's USDOT number is 216838, and its motor carrier number is MC-279051.

Is UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, UNITED CITIES PROPANE GAS OF TENNESSEE INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.