Carrier profile · USDOT 326966 · MC-204764 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Lightning Transportation Inc

256 power unitsavg 10.8 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHAGERSTOWN, MD74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204764 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Verified linkslightningtrans.comFMCSA SAFER

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 34.8%24-mo cumulative
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative
030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 253 vehicle and 376 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.2 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

367 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 26

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.

Expected band
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 256-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
Registered power units
256
Inspections · 24 mo
377
Annualized
≈189 / yr
Coverage
≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

53%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
28%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
11%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
87%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance159 · 58 OOS
  • 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance128 · 15 OOS
  • 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving110 · 0 OOS
  • 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance80 · 2 OOS
  • 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance44 · 0 OOS
  • 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance44 · 36 OOS
  • 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance43 · 24 OOS
  • 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
  • 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
  • 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

34 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Apr 13, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

17ELD device issues
6No log / no ELD
6False logs
5Drove over hours

Trending worse — 53% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months. Falsified-log violations are a serious integrity flag.

Crash history· 237 total · 23 in 24 mo

237
Total crashes
23
In last 24 mo
8
Fatal
104
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20265035
2025141514
202410139
202310039
20229138
2021200719
2020160716
2019170717
2018120911
2017111111
2016100310
20158048
20146006
2013111610
20126036
20114023
20106046
20098038
200811279
20074024
20061011
20053021
20047047
20036146
20025032
20011011
20005015
19991001
19985025
19972022
19962022
19951001
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Jul 23, 2026VA00Yes
Mar 10, 2026MD00Yes
Mar 6, 2026NC02Yes
Mar 6, 2026NC01Yes
Mar 5, 2026NC02Yes
Dec 11, 2025GA02Yes
Nov 21, 2025SC00Yes
Oct 29, 2025VA00Yes
Oct 9, 2025GA00Yes
Jul 9, 2025MD00Yes
Jun 16, 2025MD01Yes
Jun 12, 2025GA00Yes
May 21, 2025SC01Yes
May 16, 2025SC00Yes
Mar 27, 2025PA11Yes
Mar 21, 2025VA00Yes
Feb 25, 2025VA00Yes
Feb 18, 2025GA01Yes
Feb 3, 2025SC00Yes
Oct 14, 2024NC02Yes
Sep 30, 2024SC01Yes
Sep 6, 2024SC00Yes
Aug 15, 2024MD00Yes
Jul 9, 2024SC01No
May 30, 2024VA00Yes