Safety Measurement System - Complete SMS Profile (U.S. DOT# 3621994)

BUTCH'S PROPANE LLC

U.S. DOT#: 3621994

Address: 103 NEBRASKA ST
OBERT, NE 68757-6234
Number of Vehicles: 39
Number of Drivers: 26
Number of Inspections: 35

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BASIC Status (Public Property Carrier View)

Behavior Analysis & Safety Improvement Categories (BASICs) Based on a 24-month record ending May 15, 2026

On-Road Performance
0.61 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure	1.50 Measure	0 Measure	Not Public	0 Measure
On-Road Performance Detail
Driver Inspections with Unsafe Driving Violations: 1 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping Avg. PU × UF: 48.9 Segment: Straight Carrier	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 35 with HOS Compliance Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections	Vehicle Inspections: 30 with Vehicle Maint. Violations: 6 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant vehicle inspections	Driver Inspections: 35 with Drugs/Alcohol Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: No Safety Event Grouping	Not Public	Driver Inspections: 35 with Driver Fitness Violations: 0 Safety Event Group: 21-100 relevant driver inspections
Investigation Results
No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	N/A	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered	Not Public	No Acute/Critical Violations Discovered

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Violation Summary

Violations: 18


Violations	Description	# Violations	# OOS Violations	Violation Severity Weight	BASIC

392.2-SLLS4	State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit	1	0	10	Unsafe Driving
393.11	No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required	1	1	3	Vehicle Maint.
393.19	Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
393.43(d)	No or defective automatic trailer brake	1	1	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.45B2UV	Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.47(e)	Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.48(a)	Inoperative/defective brakes	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.53(b)	CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.55E-B	Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998	1	0	4	Vehicle Maint.
393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	1	1	8	Vehicle Maint.
393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	1	0	2	Vehicle Maint.
393.9A-LFTSI	Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative	1	0	6	Vehicle Maint.
396.3(a)1BOS	Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination	2	2	0	Vehicle Maint.
396.5(b)	Oil and/or grease leak	1	0	3	Vehicle Maint.
172.328(b)	Cargo tank not marked with proper shipping name for gases	1	0	5	HM Compliance
177.817(e)	Shipping paper accessibility	1	0	3	HM Compliance
177.840(g)	Discharge valve not closed during transportation of Class 2 hazardous materials	1	1	4	HM Compliance

Inspection History

Total Inspections: 35


Report			Vehicle			Measure
Inspection Date	Number	State	Plate Number	Plate State	Type	Severity Weight (SW)	Time Weight (TiW)

4/21/2026	TXV262317244	TX	411759	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
4/18/2026	TXV262324423	TX	410965	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
3/24/2026	SD0470000484	SD	432118	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
3/5/2026	TX7DK99DVB08	TX	422179	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/20/2026	TX7D7D9DUEB7	TX	415085	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.53(b) CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.47(e) Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt						4
2/18/2026	TXV262240804	TX	411759	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
2/6/2026	TXV262223685	TX	415085	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak						3
2/3/2026	CO1532890301	CO	419862	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		3
1/15/2026	WYPAMK000286	WY	420369	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
1/15/2026	TXV262190426	TX	432117	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
1/7/2026	CO0419530082	CO	411761	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
Unsafe Driving Violation: 392.2-SLLS4 State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit						10
12/6/2025	TX7B3E9DUE87	TX	411759	NB	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
11/18/2025	TX7ALA9DMNHS	TX	410963	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		3
10/31/2025	WYTSMW001086	WY	418456	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
10/8/2025	SD5410001833	SD	426376	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/18/2025	NET143000669	NE	426376	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
9/4/2025	TXV252011725	TX	410963	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/29/2025	TXV252004913	TX	410965	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/29/2025	TXV252004943	TX	410963	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
8/27/2025	WYTDWE000385	WY	419862	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
8/26/2025	WYTJSR000765	WY	419862	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9A-LFTSI Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative						6
8/18/2025	SD5430001943	SD	799EAY	ND	STRAIGHT TRUCK		2
4/15/2025	WYPCDO000730	WY	415086	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/15/2025	CO1623340847	CO	415086	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
4/7/2025	TXV251836306	TX	410963	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
3/12/2025	TXV251813200	TX	410963	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
HM Compliance Violation: 177.817(e) Shipping paper accessibility						3
HM Compliance Violation: 172.328(b) Cargo tank not marked with proper shipping name for gases						5
HM Compliance Violation: 177.840(g) Discharge valve not closed during transportation of Class 2 hazardous materials (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
2/22/2025	IA000P15PH3K	IA	426376	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
2/17/2025	TXV251753509	TX	419681	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak (OOS)						8 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp						6
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes						4
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 396.3(a)1BOS BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination (OOS)						0 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.43(d) No or defective automatic trailer brake (OOS)						4 + 2 (OOS)
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp						2
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required (OOS)						3 + 2 (OOS)
12/11/2024	NDMC08001786	ND	419872	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
9/30/2024	TXV241585275	TX	419681	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
9/17/2024	NET143000375	NE	413626	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/27/2024	TXV241530341	TX	421352	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
8/9/2024	WYPHCC000170	WY	418456	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
7/22/2024	WYTJDP000170	WY	411760	NE	STRAIGHT TRUCK		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.45B2UV Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle						4
6/2/2024	CO1112380489	CO	419864	NE	TRUCK TRACTOR		1
Vehicle Maint. Violation: 393.55E-B Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998						4

Reviewed-Not Preventable Crash Activity (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Crashes Included in SMS (vehicles involved in crashes)

Total Number of Crashes: 0

This carrier has no crashes to display.

Investigation Results

Acute/Critical Violations: 0

This carrier has no Acute/Critical violations to display.

Summary of Activities

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation:
Total Inspections: 35
- Total Inspections without Violations used in SMS: 27
- Total Inspections with Violations used in SMS: 8
Total Crashes* : 0

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Enforcement Cases

(Six years as of 06/25/2026 updated monthly from FMCSA )

No penalties found

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Summary of Activities (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

The summary includes information on the 5 most recent investigations and 24 months of inspections and crash history.

Most Recent Investigation: None	Total Inspections: 35 Total inspections without violations used in SMS: 27 Total inspections with violations used in SMS: 8	Total Crashes: 0*
	# Insp. OOS Driver Inspections 35 0.0% Vehicle Inspections 30 10.0% Placardable HM Inspections 21 4.8% % Placardable HM Inspections 70.0%	Fatal Crashes 0 Injury Crashes 0 Towaway Crashes 0

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Average PU × Utilization Factor (as of 5/15/2026, updated monthly)

The SMS normalizes the Unsafe Driving and Crash Indicator BASICs measure by carrier size (i.e., a hybrid power unit and vehicle miles travelled measure) to account for exposure. Carrier size is defined as average power units multiplied by the utilization factor.

48.9 Average PU × Utilization Factor = 40 Average Power Units × 1.2215 Utilization Factor

Average Power Units
Utilization Factor

In order to account for changes in a carrier's fleet size during the previous 24 months an average power unit value is used in the calculation to determine a carrier's Unsafe Driving BASIC and Crash Indicator measures.

40 Average Power Units = 39 Current Power Units + 39 Power Units 6 Months Ago + 42 Power Units 18 Months Ago
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The Utilization Factor is a multiplier that adjusted the average PU values based on the utilization in terms of VMT per average PU.

Determine Carrier Segment: Straight
Straight trucks/other vehicles constituting more than 30% of the total PU
U.S. DOT# 3621994 = 69% Straight trucks/other vehicles
Determine VMT per Average Power Unit
24,429 VMT per Average Power Unit = 977,166 VMT From Registration (MCS-150) ÷ 40 Average Power Units

Based on Step 1 and 2 calculate the Utilization Factor

Straight Segment
Meets Criteria	VMT per Avgerage PU	Utilization Factor
	< 20,000	1
	20,000 – 60,000	1.2215 = 24,429 VMT per PU ÷ 20,000
	60,000 – 200,000	3
	> 200,000	1
	No Recent VMT Information	1

Use of SMS Data/Information

FAST Act of 2015:

Readers should not draw conclusions about a carrier's overall safety condition simply based on the data displayed in this system. Unless a motor carrier has received an UNSATISFACTORY safety rating under part 385 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, it is authorized to operate on the Nation's roadways.

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The data in the Safety Measurement System (SMS) is performance data used by the Agency and Enforcement Community. A symbol, based on that data, indicates that FMCSA may prioritize a motor carrier for further monitoring.

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