LIGHTNING VENTURES 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 8
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
- 73
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 17
- Annualized
- ≈9 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
- 393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 172.516 Other violationOther1 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 24 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 72 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2013 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2003 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1999 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 28, 2024 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 18, 2024 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 20, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 14, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 24, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2023 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 2, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 18, 2022 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 17, 2022 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 1, 2021 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 8, 2020 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 6, 2018 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 28, 2017 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 25, 2017 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 31, 2016 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 27, 2015 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 2, 2014 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 22, 2013 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2013 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2012 | CO | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 15, 2011 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2011 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 14, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 13, 2010 | CO | 0 | 0 | Yes |