Carrier profile · USDOT 3690658 · MC-1287420 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC

4 power unitsavg 4.3 yrMulti-region · 11 statesEDINBURG, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1287420 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.3Avg age (yr)

2018–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 603-7710 Email dispatchGARCIATRUCK97@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2018–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.1 pts 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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

≈2.3 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Liability’21–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

Progressive County’25–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Nov 2025

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 5
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

4.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2018

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

EDINBURG, TX

3016 GAYLE ST

Top corridor

TN ⇄ TX

TN 4 · LA 2 · MO 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2259266 USDOT 3534910 USDOT 3792153 USDOT 4410252 USDOT 4175157

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco garcia — 83 carriers: USDOT 9948 USDOT 44477 USDOT 166484 USDOT 394219 USDOT 518993 USDOT 712004 USDOT 855206 USDOT 958507

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3016 GAYLE ST, EDINBURG, TX, 78541
Mailing address: 2112 W UNIVERSITY DR PMB 1331, EDINBURG, TX, 78539
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 603-7710
Cell: (956) 685-2904
Email: garciatruck97@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Francisco Garcia
USDOT / docket: 3690658 · MC-1287420
First registered: Jul 30, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 400,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

400,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC.

F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3690658) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Nov 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3690658, and its motor carrier number is MC-1287420.

Is F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

F&J LIGHTNING TRANSPORT LLC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).