Dispute PDF
Motor Carrier Safety Report
USDOT 214695 · SUBURBAN PROPANE LP
Generated

SUBURBAN PROPANE LP

DBA SUBURBAN PROPANE

USDOT 214695 MC 262017 Whippany, NJ Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
2,088 power units 1,795 drivers mileage unreliable
Checking FMCSA… Hazmat
Save to your Fleet Free account. Weekly alerts when anything changes.
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
44 yrs history · 1,400 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
FRED analysis · free account

See what’s behind this grade

Everything else on this page comes straight from FMCSA. FRED’s own analysis is for signed-in users. It’s free: enter your e-mail, we send a 6-digit code.

  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

Log in to see it · one account for fred-score.com and the FRED app

Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
2,088
Drivers · CDL
1,795 · 1,795
Annual miles
38.7M unreliable
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks608340894
Tractors3609
Trailers836089

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Apr 30, 1998)28 yrs old
Registered
Jun 18, 1982 (44 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 29, 2025 (Address Change)
DUNS
939241584
Officers
GREG HARRAH · CATHERINE S QUINLIVAN
Phone
(717) 579-6028
Email
cquinlivan@suburbanpropane.com
Address
240 Route 10 West, Whippany NJ 07981

Cargo

Cargo risk score FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls Log in
Liquids/GasesChemicals

FMCSA status today

live check

The live FMCSA check hasn't run for this motor carrier in the last 15 minutes; open it for today's authority, insurance, out-of-service and rating status.

Checking FMCSA…

Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
37
1 fatal (1 death) · 10 injury · 18 people hurt in all
Inspections
1,400
84% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.3%
55 of 1,267 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.3%
4 of 1,377 driver inspections
Violations
322
67 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 187 inspections, 8 out of service 187 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 222 inspections, 13 out of service 222 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 163 inspections, 8 out of service 163 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 144 inspections, 5 out of service 144 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 203 inspections, 9 out of service 203 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 197 inspections, 5 out of service 197 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 141 inspections, 6 out of service 141 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 138 inspections, 4 out of service 138 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one Log in

Violations

322 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    243 · 50 out-of-service
    Lights 76 · Brakes 68 · Steering & suspension 16 · Tires 14 · Cargo securement 8 · 61 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    24 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 12 · Speeding 8 · Other 4
  • Driver fitness No alert
    6 · 5 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 5 · Medical certificate 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    46 · 12 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

Tap a category to show or hide it

2 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    28
    2026
    Jul 28, 2026 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Jul 7, 2026 · Florida
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Jun 16, 2026 · Pennsylvania
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Jun 8, 2026 · Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jun
    5
    2026
    Jun 5, 2026 · Indiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight.
  • Mar
    17
    2026
    Mar 17, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Mar 13, 2026 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Mar 13, 2026 · South Carolina
    Injury · 5 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    2
    2025
    Sep 2, 2025 · California
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
News reports linked to these crashes Third-party reports matched to FMCSA crash records Log in

28 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
Today · live FMCSA check

The live FMCSA check isn't on hand; see FMCSA status today.

On FMCSA's filing record
Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$5,000,000 · INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA
on record since Oct 1, 1995 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Oct 1994
Cargo filing
on file · ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY since Jul 1, 1997
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers Log in

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it operates

Loading map data…

Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Florida 165
  • California 119
  • South Carolina 100
  • Pennsylvania 96
  • North Carolina 92
  • New Jersey (HQ) 87
  • New York 84
  • Maryland 74

Runs well beyond its home state: 87 of 1,400 inspections were in New Jersey.

How this grade is calculated, and its history The model behind the grade: factors, credibility, peer group and the score week by week Log in
Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/214695