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USDOT 326966MC204764

Lightning Transportation Inc — compliance record

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Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Lightning Transportation Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier+broker

Physical address

16820 Unit C Blake Road, Hagerstown, MD 21740

Phone

(301) 582-5700

Power units

256

Drivers

247

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC204764

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: Active

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: ✓

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Broker
  • Granted — Property Broker
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/19/2001 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 02/21/2001

Insurance filings

91X — Obsidian Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)
84 — Suretec Insurance Company

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 526 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

22.2%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 526 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

mrankin@lightningtrans.com — company domain

✓

Domain age

lightningtrans.com registered 1998-04-16 (28 years)

✓

Mail host

Self-hosted / other

✓

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

23

Reportable crashes

22

Tow-aways

11

With injuries

1

With fatalities

Most recent: MD 03/2026 · NC 03/2026 · NC 03/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 802025: 2112024: 1492023: 86
Level I — Full: 219Level III — Driver-only: 184Level II — Walk-around: 122Level V — Vehicle-only: 1
DateStateLevel
Jun 30, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 29, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 25, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 22, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 17, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 15, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 12, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 27, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 14, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 14, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 12, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 8, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 7, 2026VALevel II — Walk-around
May 7, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 5, 2026VALevel I — Full
May 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 1, 2026MDLevel I — Full
May 1, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Apr 17, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 13, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 13, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 9, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Apr 2, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 19, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 18, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 17, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 17, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 16, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MDLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 11, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Mar 10, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 3, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 24, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 19, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 18, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 17, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 16, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Feb 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jan 29, 2026VALevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Jan 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026USLevel I — Full
Jan 13, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jan 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 30, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 29, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Dec 28, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 26, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 18, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 11, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 9, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025MDLevel V — Vehicle-only
Dec 3, 2025GALevel III — Driver-only
Dec 1, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Dec 1, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Nov 20, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 17, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Nov 13, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 4, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 31, 2025MDLevel I — Full
Oct 31, 2025MDLevel I — Full

Most recent 100 of 526 inspections on file.

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Record changes

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