Carrier profile · USDOT 326966 · MC-204764 · Updated Aug 20, 2026
Lightning Transportation Inc
256 power unitsavg 10.7 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHAGERSTOWN, MD74/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-204764 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
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.
Last 12 months: 14 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2061680USDOT 3068156USDOT 3815722USDOT 2428546USDOT 38111USDOT 3852701USDOT 178393USDOT 516243Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (100 trucks · 82 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 186375USDOT 2368496USDOT 3825262USDOT 38111USDOT 2061680USDOT 3035784USDOT 3852701USDOT 139659
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael rankin — 4 carriers: USDOT 1091679USDOT 1413389USDOT 3620529
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)256256
Observed (24 mo)207207
Shared w/ other carriers100100
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT
Showing the 40 most cross-linked of 100 shared VINs.
Owner / group view· confidence: officer
Owner / group view
Affiliated authorities
Collapses 4 related authorities · joined by officer
- Authorities
- 4
- Combined power
- 259
- States
- 4
- Oldest authority
- Sep 12, 1988
- Active now
- 2
- LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC· viewingUSDOT 326966256PU
- 3 DM LLCUSDOT 10916791PU
- HICKS PAVING LLCUSDOT 14133891PU
- MIKE RANKIN HAULING LLCUSDOT 36205291PU
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