VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 326966 · MC-204764 · 16820 UNIT C BLAKE ROAD, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
74Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 3, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average — 35.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.3% national average.
- Fatal crash on record — 8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 38 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1988.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- Active
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Sep 28, 2010)
- Authority age
- 37 yr
- Registered
- Sep 12, 1988
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (301) 582-5700
- mrankin@lightningtrans.com
- Website
- lightningtrans.com
- Address
- 16820 UNIT C BLAKE ROAD, HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
Fleet
- Power units
- 256
- Drivers
- 247
- Observed units
- 504
- Avg fleet age
- 10.9 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- $750k
- Bond on file
- Yes
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 35.1% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 1.1% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 379
- Crashes
- 23
- Fatal crashes
- 8
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1.71 | 53% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.12 | 28% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.04 | 11% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 8.2 | 87% | Vektor est. | — |