LIGHTNING TRUCKING
Legal: ABEL TOROSIAN
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Company profile
FMCSA census- Interstate · <100 mi1 drivers
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1998-03-03
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2003-06-16
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses with 59 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
19 events- 03/23/2006Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP 7028550-5
- 01/20/2006Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP 7028550-5
- 12/27/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/17/2006)
- 11/23/2005Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP 7028550-5
- 10/27/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/23/2005)
- 07/28/2005MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/29/2006)
- 08/04/2004Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP6964735-4
- 04/20/2004Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP 6964735-4
- 03/30/2004Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy CP 6954571-3
- 08/29/2003Insurance cancelled — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SACAT00453
- 06/25/2003MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (11/18/2003)
- 06/16/2003MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2003)
- 03/24/2003Insurance cancelled — HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy TP3036345
- 01/29/2003MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (06/10/2003)
- 06/25/1999Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CT7626718099-991
- 02/16/1999Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 7426388698-988
- 10/29/1998Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 7426388698-988
- 03/24/1998MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/14/1999)
- 03/03/1998Registered with FMCSA
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2003-06-16
- Reported mileage
- 15,212 mi (2003)
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