Carrier profile · USDOT 871631 · MC-421420 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Lightning Express Delivery Service Inc

11 power unitsavg 6.9 yrRegional · 4 statesGARDINER, NY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-421420 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(845) 883-4343 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 86 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 48 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

11.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 6

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Farm’02–’07

Northland’07–’11

Progressive’14–’19

Erie’19–now

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Dec 2025	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Apr 2019	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$1M	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2012	$1M	3
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2012	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2007 → Feb 2011	$1M	3
ULSTER SAVINGS BANK	Oct 2006 → Mar 2007	$1M	1
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Feb 2007	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

73.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 43 inspections
Connecticut: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections

Home base

GARDINER, NY

144 MAIN STREET

Most inspections: NY

43 inspections

NY 43 · CT 3 · NC 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1125320 USDOT 1751899 USDOT 4416243 USDOT 2861483 USDOT 3461895 USDOT 1579967 USDOT 4026307

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lightningexpress.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 1161838

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michele fitzpatrick — 2 carriers: USDOT 1161838

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 144 MAIN STREET, GARDINER, NY, 12525
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (845) 883-4343
Fax: (845) 883-4346
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: lightningexpress.net

Registration

Officers: Joe Fitzpatrick · Michele Fitzpatrick
USDOT / docket: 871631 · MC-421420
First registered: Apr 10, 2000
Last MCS-150: Sep 2, 2026 · 258,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 830673096

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

258,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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10%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 40 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

36violation records

5OOS-tagged records

4 of 40inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

911%1 / 9

Other vehicle maintenance

922%2 / 9

Brakes

714%1 / 7

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 252 / 10

8%May 25 to Nov 251 / 12

9%Nov 25 to May 261 / 11

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 7

Top 3 codes (9 of 36 records)

393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps4
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
391.11B5-LNCDLNVE Driver not qualified1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60E Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC.

LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC (USDOT 871631) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 48 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 2, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 871631, and its motor carrier number is MC-421420.

Is LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC's safety record?

LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 86 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).