This company holds two active authorities — view asSafety, inspections, crashes and insurance are graded as a motor carrier.
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LIGHTNING TRANSPORTATION INC
DOT 326966MC 204764ActiveMotor CarrierBrokerInterstateOBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY +1 · $1,000,000 · 2 policiesHAGERSTOWN, MD
COMPANY
Authority since
2022-11-22
MCS-150
2026-06-19 · 19,689,184 mi (2025)
Fleet
256 units · 269 trailers · 247 drivers
ADDRESS
Physical
16820 UNIT C BLAKE ROAD
HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
HAGERSTOWN, MD 21740
Mailing
Same as physical
CONTACT
Phone
3015825700
Email
mrankin@lightningtrans.com
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
MICHELLE MUMMERT
Title
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Authorized For Hire
Specialty
Household Goods Mover
Cargo types
8
General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberIntermodal ContainersChemicalsCommodities Dry BulkPaper Products
Self-reported by the company on its latest MCS-150 filing (FMCSA census). Reflects what the carrier is authorized and equipped to haul, not actual recent loads.
AUTHORITY
46 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
2 active
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY
RISK GRADE
Moderate Risk
2 risk factors · 3 strengths
OOS RATE
23.2%
132 / 569 inspections
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspections Checking local VIN index…
Moderate Risk
30/100 risk points2 risk factors · 3 strengths · 7 data pointshigh confidenceWeighted heuristic: crashes are decayed by recency and normalized per 100 power units, out-of-service and violation rates use a rolling 24-month window, plus FMCSA BASIC alerts and the CarrierIntel Safety Score (which also decays when compliance has not been verified by a recent inspection). Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
SAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
260 crashes · 10 fatal · 114 with injuries · 245 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
77% — 437 clean of 569 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
23.2% — driver OOS 6, vehicle OOS 128
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
Operating Authority
Active operating authority on file
Authority Events
7 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2026-06-19
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
2 active policy(ies) · total max coverage $1,000,000
SUMMARY
High OOS rate 25% (last 24 mo)
1.6 violations per inspection
Low crash rate (3.9 per 100 trucks/yr)
Active insurance on file
Coverage $1.0M
1 fatal crash in the last 24 months — 0.20 per 100 trucks/yr, at or below the industry norm for a fleet this size
FMCSA crash records do not state who was at fault
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