Carrier profile · USDOT 526091 · MC-208662 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Lightning Express Inc

7 power unitsavg 7.8 yrMulti-region · 12 statesHAM LAKE, MN100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-208662 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY
Verified linkslightning-express.comFMCSA SAFER

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 925987USDOT 3558447USDOT 1233181USDOT 609443USDOT 2533429

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)7
Observed (24 mo)9
Shared w/ other carriers4

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1XPXD49X3PD862608View sourced platform decode37May 1, 2024Aug 4, 2026
1UYVS2534H6996038View sourced platform decode26Sep 30, 2024Apr 20, 2026
1XKYD49X4PJ263714View sourced platform decode26Jul 28, 2023Jul 29, 2025
1UYVS2536L6867906View sourced platform decode24Aug 15, 2023May 1, 2025