AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INC
USDOT 145402 · Doing business as COASTAL WELDING SUPPLY SILVERTIP PROPANE AWG AXMEN PROPANE A PLUS DISTRIB LLC CO2 AIR INC TRICOUNTY GAS
Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (356 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate6.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)17 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 145402 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-352183 |
| Legal Name | AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INC |
| DBA Name | COASTAL WELDING SUPPLY SILVERTIP PROPANE AWG AXMEN PROPANE A PLUS DISTRIB LLC CO2 AIR INC TRICOUNTY GAS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8597378144 |
| Address | 1575 WINCHESTER ROAD, Lexington, KY, 40505 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20030923) |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 81 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 66 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 615 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 6.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 17 total (1 fatal, 8 with injuries, 17 towaway) |
- 2026-05-06 — KY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-19 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-19 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-03-18 — TX — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway
- 2026-02-25 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (58), 20 (57), 15 (26).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 356 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 323 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 8,916,276 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 18-FEB-26 |
AMERICAN WELDING & GAS INC operates 356 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in KY.
Nearby
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