Federal Safety Dossier
Lightning Transportation Inc
Hagerstown, MD · USDOT 326966 · 256 power units · large fleet
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20
Crashes · 24 mo
1
Fatal · 24 mo
1.5×
Vehicle OOS vs nat'l avg
Out-of-service inspection record
Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate — how often federal inspectors pulled this carrier's trucks or drivers off the road for safety violations.
Vehicle Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 21.5% | NATL AVG: 14.4%
ABOVE NATIONAL AVERAGE. Approximately 1 in every 5 federal inspections resulted in a direct order to remove this carrier's vehicle from the road.
Driver Out-of-Service (OOS) Rate
CARRIER: 0.9% | NATL AVG: 6.0%
At or below the national average (▸ marker).
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Federal crash record · trailing 24 months
20 reportable crashes on file, including 1 fatal. Per-unit Out-of-Service (OOS) rates shown above.
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Liability Insurance Status
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Filed Liability Limit
$1M
Primary Insurer
Obsidian Insurance Company
ACTIVE FILINGS (ALL TYPES): 2 | SELF-INSURED: No
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USDOT 326966 · Lightning Transportation Inc
FMCSA snapshot 2026-05-01 · metrics recomputed 2026-06-28
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Trailing 24-month federal record
Recent severe & fatal incidents — Lightning Transportation Inc
This carrier's trailing 24-month federal crash record. The cards below surface the most severe incidents; the full record of individual incidents follows. This is a records list, not a total.
Individual incident record
| Date | State | County | Severity | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-Away | FMCSA Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2026 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 6, 2026 | NC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Nov 21, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 29, 2025 | VA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Oct 9, 2025 | GA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 9, 2025 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jun 16, 2025 | MD | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jun 12, 2025 | GA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| May 16, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Mar 21, 2025 | VA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 25, 2025 | VA | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 18, 2025 | GA | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Feb 3, 2025 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 30, 2024 | SC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Sep 6, 2024 | SC | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Aug 15, 2024 | MD | — | Property damage | 0 | 0 | Yes | SAFER → |
| Jul 9, 2024 | SC | — | Injury | 0 | 1 | No | SAFER → |
Mar 10, 2026
- State
- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 6, 2026
- State
- NC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Nov 21, 2025
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 29, 2025
- State
- VA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Oct 9, 2025
- State
- GA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 9, 2025
- State
- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jun 16, 2025
- State
- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jun 12, 2025
- State
- GA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
May 16, 2025
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Mar 21, 2025
- State
- VA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 25, 2025
- State
- VA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 18, 2025
- State
- GA
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Feb 3, 2025
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 30, 2024
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Sep 6, 2024
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Aug 15, 2024
- State
- MD
- County
- —
- Severity
- Property damage
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Tow-Away
- Yes
Jul 9, 2024
- State
- SC
- County
- —
- Severity
- Injury
- Fatalities
- 0
- Injuries
- 1
- Tow-Away
- No
Source: FMCSA Motor Carrier Crash File (github-actions-monthly) · Data snapshot Jun 16, 2026. Each crash record is individually verifiable via FMCSA SAFER.
Federal violation record — 203 violations recorded in the trailing 24-month inspection window; categories at or above the 80th percentile: maintenance, unsafe driving. Source: FMCSA SMS BASIC.
Night-driving crash pattern
The SafeNY Night-Driving Pattern: Of 24 documented crashes in the past 5 years, 6 occurred in dark conditions. This represents a 25% dark-condition share, which is not statistically distinct (p=0.94) from the national FMCSA baseline of 25.7%.
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Verified federal extraction · 2026-06-28 06:08:10 UTC