LIGHTNING EXPRESS INC
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
- Registered power units
- 7
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 18
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.3 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · 2026-08-01
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
- 393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
10 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 24, 2025. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
0 ELD violations in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.
Crash history· 18 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2024 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 26, 2022 | FL | 3 | 1 | Yes |
| Apr 16, 2022 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 12, 2021 | GA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2020 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 4, 2019 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 24, 2018 | FL | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2017 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2016 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 11, 2015 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2015 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2013 | MN | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 18, 2011 | FL | 0 | 2 | No |
| Dec 30, 2010 | MN | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2002 | GA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 17, 2000 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 11, 1999 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 29, 1998 | TN | 0 | 0 | Yes |