Carrier profile · USDOT 870596 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC

DBA LIGHTNING LANDSCAPE & IRRIGATION

11 power unitsSHAWNEE, KS50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(913) 441-3900 Email dispatchCHRIS@LIGHTNING-LANDSCAPE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 26 years

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

Vehicle OOS —%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS —%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

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

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

SHAWNEE, KS

8315 MONTICELLO RD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@lightning-landscape.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4070044

Shares a company officer with other carriers

chris edin — 2 carriers: USDOT 4070044

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8315 MONTICELLO RD, SHAWNEE, KS, 66227-3120
Mailing address: 29580 CAMP SHARON ROAD, GRAVOIS MILLS, MO, 65037
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (913) 441-3900
Fax: (913) 441-2893
Email: chris@lightning-landscape.com
Web domain: lightning-landscape.com

Registration

Officer: Chris Edin
USDOT / docket: 870596
First registered: Apr 6, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 1, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 17, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC.

LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC (USDOT 870596) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 11 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 17, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 870596.

Is LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC's safety record?

LIGHTNING GROUNDS SERVICES INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.