Carrier profile · USDOT 2210521 · MC-767058 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Lightning Logistics Inc

250 power unitsavg 3 yrNational · 42 statesFORT MILL, SC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-767058 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

250Power units

128 observed · MCS-150

131Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(224) 239-5189 Email dispatchmain@lightninglog.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on 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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

250 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

297 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 125 vehicle and 297 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

273 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 20

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 250-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 250
Inspections · 24 mo: 297
Annualized: ≈149 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving169 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 19 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance24 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness15 · 6 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance13 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Castlepoint National’13–’15

Wesco’17–’19

Sentry Select’20–’24

Ms Transverse’25–now

2011201520192023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	3
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	5
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 250
Observed power (24 mo): 128
Trailers (towed): 131

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

90.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

297

CA busiest

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

Home base

FORT MILL, SC

534 RIVER CROSSING DR # M12

Top corridor

CA ⇄ SC

CA 45 · WA 20 · NM 20

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: 64 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2999415 USDOT 4427773 USDOT 3976421 USDOT 3394927 USDOT 4381612 USDOT 1916638 USDOT 3907173Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 50 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2999415 USDOT 3703875 USDOT 3980190 USDOT 4311425 USDOT 4334931 USDOT 1197480 USDOT 2841985 USDOT 3551272

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dorin timco — 3 carriers: USDOT 2904327 USDOT 3860886

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

250

Observed (24 mo)

128

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 534 RIVER CROSSING DR # M12, FORT MILL, SC, 29715-7900
Mailing address: 534 RIVER CROSSING DRIVE #M12 # M12, FORT MILL, SC, 29715
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (224) 239-5189
Email: main@lightninglog.net
Web domain: lightninglog.net

Registration

Officer: Lidia Timco
USDOT / docket: 2210521 · MC-767058
First registered: Nov 15, 2011
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2026 · 30,484,160 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

250

Power units

250

Drivers

250

CDL drivers

30,484,160

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 LOGISTICS INC.

LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2210521) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 2, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 297 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 125 vehicle-level and 297 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 250 power units and 250 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2210521, and its motor carrier number is MC-767058.

Is LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC has a 25.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 426 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC operates 250 power units and 250 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC based?

LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC is based in FORT MILL, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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