BAILEY PROPANE CO INC

BAILEY PROPANE CO INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 11 power units and 9 drivers, based in Bailey, CO. Across 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 50.0% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 9.80% Details →

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — BAILEY PROPANE CO INC (USDOT 973296)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 100.0% vs peer 9.80%

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/973296/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 973296 Active PRIVATE PROPERTY Hazmat Company officer: SHAWN KINGERY Company officer 2: JAIME KINGERY Liquids / Gases Based in BAILEY, CO

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 80/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 100% vs peer median 9.8% (worse). n=93382 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Field change history →

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 973296

In FMCSA records since Aug 16, 2001 (~25y)

Company officer SHAWN KINGERY

Company officer 2 JAIME KINGERY

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

Cargo carried

Liquids / Gases

Fleet size 11 units

Drivers 9

Annual mileage 120,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (303) 838-5411

Email: [email protected]

Physical

60786 US HWY 285

BAILEY, CO 80421

Mailing

PO BOX 157

BAILEY, CO 80421

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 973296

In FMCSA records since Aug 16, 2001 (~25y)

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 120,000 mi

Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 100.0% vs 23.4% +76.6 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.00 vs 1.80 -0.80

Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	2	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	4	4	1
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	50%	0%
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

100.0%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

BAILEY PROPANE CO INC had 4 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 50.0%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 13.0.

Inspection profile

4 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in CO (4 stops).

Violation profile

50.0% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (50.0% of violations); top code 392.9(a)(2) (Failing to secure vehicle equipment) cited 1 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 11 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 9 drivers; Unknown and Dodge are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 100.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 93,382 ACTIVE carriers operating 5–17 power units (±50% of this carrier's 11 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 93,382 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

100%

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

9.8%

Median across 93,382 same-size peers

Verdict

Riskier than peers

Delta +90.2 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-07 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Vehicle Maintenance

4 violations

2 OOS · 50.0%

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Colorado (CO)	4	2	50.0%	Sep 8, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Unknown		2
Dodge		1
Freightliner		1
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	1.90	2	—	Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	3	—	13.42	13	—	Sep 14, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88952209	Sep 8, 2026	CO	2	HARTSEL CO	FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK CO 498ETA · 3ALACXDT8GDHA4282	2	172.516C6-HMPMC, 393.9A-LLPL	No
88312483	Jul 1, 2026	CO	2	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK CO 473ETA · 2NKHHN7X0AM273504	3	392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-HLLH, 392.16B-DPASS	No
87491074	Apr 2, 2026	CO	1	LAKEWOOD CO	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Unknown CO CHK395 · 3C7WRNBL6JG317642	5	—	Yes
85172776	Jul 8, 2025	CO	1	GRANT CO	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Unknown CO CHK395 · 3C7WRNBL6JG317642	4	393.43DBMA, 396.3A1-BOS, 393.48A-BIHE	Yes
82248726	Jul 24, 2024	CO	1	GRANT CO	RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK Ticket: Dodge CO CHK395 · 3C7WRNBL6JG317642	3	392.9(a)(2), 396.17(c), 393.9(a)	Yes

Recent Crashes (2 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CO2012000299	Mar 1, 2012	CO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow
CO2007002499	Dec 13, 2007	CO	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
GRANT CO	CO	2	2
HARTSEL CO	CO	1	0
LAKEWOOD CO	CO	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.9(a)(2)	Failing to secure vehicle equipment	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

Colorado carriers Bailey carriers 5 inspections 2 reportable crashes

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Field change history

Field change history
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