Carrier profile · USDOT 2872386 · MC-963557 · Updated Aug 21, 2026

SM Lightning Inc

5 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 2 statesTURLOCK, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-963557 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 277-8031 Email dispatchsmlightning2418@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 15.8 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
382.15 Controlled substances / alcoholControlled Substances1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.71 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’18–’19

Wesco’19–’20

Security National’20–’21

Scottsdale’21–’22

Db (usbranch)’22–’23

Scottsdale’23–’24

Harco National’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	5
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Apr 2016 → Aug 2016	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

TURLOCK, CA

1950 W CHAMBERLAIN DR

Top corridor

CA 9 · OR 1

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1354780 USDOT 1978408 USDOT 3472866 USDOT 2380911Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 711125 USDOT 1719074 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 1354780 USDOT 1978408 USDOT 198 USDOT 3472866 USDOT 3438633

Shares a company officer with other carriers

harpal singh — 97 carriers: USDOT 866825 USDOT 1069539 USDOT 1097497 USDOT 1188179 USDOT 1279946 USDOT 1583402 USDOT 1622358 USDOT 1678731

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1950 W CHAMBERLAIN DR, TURLOCK, CA, 95382
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 277-8031
Email: smlightning2418@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Harpal Singh
USDOT / docket: 2872386 · MC-963557
First registered: Mar 30, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 17, 2026 · 900,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

900,000

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 SM LIGHTNING INC.

SM LIGHTNING INC (USDOT 2872386) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 21, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 21, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SM LIGHTNING INC's USDOT number?

SM LIGHTNING INC's USDOT number is 2872386, and its motor carrier number is MC-963557.

Is SM LIGHTNING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 21, 2026, SM LIGHTNING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SM LIGHTNING INC's safety record?

SM LIGHTNING INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SM LIGHTNING INC's fleet?

SM LIGHTNING INC operates 5 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SM LIGHTNING INC based?

SM LIGHTNING INC is based in TURLOCK, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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