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FERRELLGAS L P

DOT# 89243 MC# 145095 DUNS# 816017291 Liberty, MO Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(816) 792-1600 kimberlyeasley@ferrellgas.com One Liberty Plaza, Liberty MO 64068
2,784 power units 2,700 drivers
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 86.2 / 100
High confidence
52 yrs history · 2,572 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
2,784
Drivers · CDL
2,700 · 2,700
Annual miles
65.6M unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 612 393 0 1005
Tractors 78 206 0 284
Trailers 328 26 0 354

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (01-04-2024)
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-23-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TAMRIA ZERTUCHE

Cargo

20.9
minimal risk
Liquids/Gases Water Well

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is about 36% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 500+ trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
42.7 vs 66.8 for similar fleets
Likely 30–57 crashes
This motor carrier
42.7
Similar fleets
66.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~68%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Lower so far, not yet proven. 84 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 42 a year), including 4 fatal (4 deaths) and 25 with injuries; similar fleets have about 67 a year. Too short a record to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 14% below typical. The grade counts 138 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much better than peers. Violations 0.32×, out-of-service orders 0.34× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.36× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -25%. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crashes
    4 crashes with 4 fatalities in 24 months (most recent May 12, 2026).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • New since the grade was set
    1 crash after Aug 31, 2026. Not in the grade yet.
  • Injury crashes
    25 crashes with 31 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    35 out-of-service violations against drivers: 23 no valid CDL, 5 hours of service, 5 hazmat (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 371 of 1396 violations (27%). Light or brake defects led to 112 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Hazmat violations
    237 hazmat violations, 54 out of service.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 8.7% vs 22.3% national; driver 1.2% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 39
  • Excessive speeding: 41
  • Substance violations: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
84
4 fatalities · 31 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
2,572
67% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.7%
206 of 2,362
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
31 of 2,507
National avg 6.7%
Violations
1,396
276 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 317 inspections, 26 out of service 317 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 380 inspections, 40 out of service 380 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 376 inspections, 35 out of service 376 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 300 inspections, 29 out of service 300 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 269 inspections, 15 out of service 269 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 343 inspections, 34 out of service 343 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 295 inspections, 29 out of service 295 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 276 inspections, 26 out of service 276 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 16 inspections.
vs 20 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.015 0.016
Inspections 0.69 0.38
Violations 0.25 0.12
Critical violations 0.04 0.02

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 500+ power units, minimal-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

1,396 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    996 · 192 OOS
    Lights 371 · Brakes 297 · Tires 53 · Cargo securement 36 · Steering & suspension 32 · 207 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    118 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 45 · Reckless / lane 33 · Seat belt 19 · Phone use 8 · Other 13
  • Driver fitness No alert
    31 · 25 OOS
    No valid CDL 28 · Medical certificate 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 5 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 8 · No log 5 · Over hours limit 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    237 · 54 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Sep
    3
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    31
    2026
    Minnesota
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    24
    2026
    Massachusetts
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    24
    2026
    Wisconsin
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    3
    2026
    Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    14
    2026
    Missouri
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jun
    23
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Dawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    22
    2026
    District of Columbia
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • May
    12
    2026
    Nevada
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
    In the news
    Motorcyclist killed in northeast Las Vegas crash with truck near Cheyenne, Lamb
    FOX5 Las Vegas · May 12, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report NV0500042958 (LAS VEGAS METRO PD) lists FERRELLGAS L P’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name FERRELLGAS L P and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

  • Mar
    16
    2026
    Virginia
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
    In the news
    Man dies following propane truck crash in Glade Spring, police say
    WCYB · Mar 16, 2026

    Why this link: FMCSA crash report VA0260750162 (Virginia State Police) lists FERRELLGAS L P’s truck in this crash. This third-party news report covers a crash with the same date, place and number of deaths, matched automatically. It may not name FERRELLGAS L P and doesn't establish fault. Wrong article?

About “In the news”: these links go to third-party news reports that FRED Score matched automatically to FMCSA crash records — same date and place, with a truck or bus involved, and the same number of deaths or, for a crash that released hazardous materials, the release — and checked a second time before showing. A link doesn't mean this motor carrier caused the crash: FMCSA crash reports don't assign fault, and news coverage can be incomplete or wrong. FRED Score doesn't verify or endorse what the articles say.

74 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA.
on record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1994
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: Old Republic Insurance Company → NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. (Aug 2026)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice served Aug 11, 2026 (suspension effective Sep 10, 2026); the authority stayed active. FMCSA's new registration system launched May 14, 2026 and has recorded some insurance suspensions and requirement changes in error; confirm with the insurer or motor carrier before acting.
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 11, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

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

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas 270
  • California 221
  • Florida 178
  • Georgia 103
  • New York 100
  • North Carolina 99
  • Missouri (HQ) 96
  • Kentucky 82

Runs well beyond its home state: 96 of 2,572 inspections were in Missouri.

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/89243