Carrier profile · USDOT 2519126 · MC-885234 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Lightning Transport and Logistics LLC

DBA LTL

150 power unitsavg 4.5 yrNational · 38 statesTAMPA, FL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-885234 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

150Power units

116 observed · MCS-150

215Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(813) 444-5144 Email dispatchcarlos@ltransl.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 12, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

150 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

310 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 149 vehicle and 310 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.5 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

279 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 32

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 150-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 150
Inspections · 24 mo: 310
Annualized: ≈155 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving158 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance64 · 41 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance36 · 16 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance34 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 9 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance25 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance18 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance17 · 10 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National South’15–’16

Texas’21–’24

Imperium’24–’26

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Jun 2024	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	May 2018 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Feb 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	8
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	3
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	Jan 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 150
Observed power (24 mo): 116
Trailers (towed): 215

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

82.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

310

CA busiest

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

Home base

TAMPA, FL

1207 N FRANKLIN ST STE 215

Top corridor

CA ⇄ FL

CA 58 · NM 29 · UT 18

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 24 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2398261 USDOT 3229390 USDOT 3589205 USDOT 941034 USDOT 1073995 USDOT 3729595 USDOT 617228 USDOT 3948566Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 130 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3487141 USDOT 3635791 USDOT 3736809 USDOT 3740036 USDOT 4386050 USDOT 1073995 USDOT 2323787 USDOT 2443160

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ltransl.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3350594

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

150

Observed (24 mo)

116

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1207 N FRANKLIN ST STE 215, TAMPA, FL, 33602
Mailing address: 301 W PLATT ST #372, TAMPA, FL, 33606
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (813) 444-5144
Email: carlos@ltransl.com
Web domain: ltransl.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Peirats
USDOT / docket: 2519126 · MC-885234
First registered: Jun 26, 2014
Last MCS-150: Aug 10, 2026 · 15,861,725 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

150

Power units

212

Drivers

212

CDL drivers

15,861,725

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 TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC.

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 2519126) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier received 310 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 149 vehicle-level and 310 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 12, 2026.

It reports 150 power units and 212 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 10, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 2519126, and its motor carrier number is MC-885234.

Is LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 12, 2026, LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC has a 28.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 579 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC operates 150 power units and 212 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC based?

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS LLC is based in TAMPA, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 38 states.

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