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LIGHTNING TRANSPORT INC

BOHEMIA, NY

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 16 power units and 25 drivers, based in Bohemia, NY. Across 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 18.5% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with Sentry Select Insurance Company, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Jan 22, 2026
Review these
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 12.5% Details →
On file
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — LIGHTNING TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2489206)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83) on file — Household-goods movers generally need BMC-34 cargo on file with FMCSA. Soft signal only — confirm on L&I before tendering HHG freight.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Vehicle 60.0% vs peer 12.5%

On file:
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2489206/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 2489206 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: JENNIFER SIMOES General Freight Based in BOHEMIA, NY

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 60% vs peer median 12.5% (worse). n=58304 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings

BOC-3 agent

TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 2489206
In FMCSA records since Mar 26, 2014 (~12y)
MC / docket MC861965
Company officer JENNIFER SIMOES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 25
Annual mileage 880,001 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (973) 207-6720
Email: [email protected]
Physical
80 ORVILLE DR STE 100
BOHEMIA, NY 11716
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 2489206
In FMCSA records since Mar 26, 2014 (~12y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 880,001 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 60.0% vs 23.4% +36.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.33 vs 1.80 -1.47
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.6%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2014-04-17 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 10 6 0
Trailers 0 16 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 29 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 27 27 0
OOS inspections 1 4 0
OOS percentage 3.7% 14.81% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
16
Drivers
25
Inspections
29
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
60.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

LIGHTNING TRANSPORT INC had 27 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 18.5%, which is in line with the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

27 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in NM (5) and CA (4).

Violation profile

18.5% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (42.9% of violations); top code 393.11(a)(1) (Lighting devices/reflectors) cited 1 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 16 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 25 drivers; Volvo, Utility, and Wabash National are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 60.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 58,304 ACTIVE carriers operating 8–24 power units (±50% of this carrier's 16 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 58,304 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
60%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
12.5%
Median across 58,304 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +47.5 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Historical coverage gaps detected (2)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 28, 2019 to May 30, 2019 (2 days)
  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 9, 2021 to May 12, 2021 (3 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2024-05 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
7 violations
3 OOS · 42.9%
Driver Fitness
1 violation
Unsafe Driving
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
New Mexico (NM) 5 0 0.0% Sep 4, 2026
California (CA) 4 0 0.0% Sep 14, 2026
Nebraska (NE) 3 2 66.7% Sep 16, 2026
Washington (WA) 2 0 0.0% Mar 9, 2026
New York (NY) 2 1 50.0% May 21, 2026
Pennsylvania (PA) 2 0 0.0% Sep 3, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 1 0 0.0% Apr 8, 2026
Illinois (IL) 1 0 0.0% Dec 12, 2025
New Jersey (NJ) 1 0 0.0% May 28, 2026
Florida (FL) 1 1 100.0% Apr 3, 2026
Nevada (NV) 1 0 0.0% Apr 29, 2026
Utah (UT) 1 0 0.0% Sep 15, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Mar 25, 2026
Kansas (KS) 1 0 0.0% Jun 9, 2026
Louisiana (LA) 1 1 100.0% Jul 20, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Volvo 19
Utility 15
Freightliner 9
Vanguard 2
Wabash National 2
CIMC 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 2 — 0.07 0 — Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 — 2.84 3 — Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 8 — 4.64 5 — Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (29 rows) View all 29 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89008098 Sep 16, 2026 NE 3 NORTH PLATTE NE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
AZ AN04116 · 3AKJHHFG6PSNX1109
5 395.8K2-HOSP, 392.2-SLLIT, 392.2-SLLTCD Yes
89027321 Sep 15, 2026 UT 1 WENDOVER UT
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53529PF · 4V4BC9EH8TN708916
0 — No
89007963 Sep 14, 2026 CA 2 CORDELIA IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57452PF · 3AKJHHDR0VSXF4356
0 — No
88912617 Sep 4, 2026 NM 2 NM
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57454PF · 3AKJHHDR4VSXF4358
0 — No
88894375 Sep 3, 2026 PA 3 KIDDER TWP PA
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57874PF · 3AKJJHDR5TSWX3584
1 392.2-SLLS2 No
88473705 Jul 20, 2026 LA 1 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53523PF · 4V4BC9EH5TN709568
1 392.9A2-C Yes
88225579 Jun 23, 2026 PA 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57875PF · 3AKJJHDR9TSWX3586
0 — No
88206844 Jun 22, 2026 CA 2 DESERT HILLS IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57456PF · 3AKJHHDR2VSXF4360
1 393.45B2-B-AIR No
88156976 Jun 16, 2026 CA 1 CHOWCHILLA RIVER IF
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 57452PF · 3AKJHHDR0VSXF4356
0 — No
88106023 Jun 9, 2026 KS 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
NY TEMP · 3AKJJHDR7TSWX3585
3 393.60E, 395.30B2-ELDDFC24, 392.16-D No
87978462 May 28, 2026 NJ 3 GREENWICH SCALE EB
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53532PF · 4V4BC9EH4TN708914
0 — No
87933582 May 21, 2026 NY 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53532PF · 4V4BC9EH4TN708914
1 395.30B1-ELDDFR No
87823324 May 12, 2026 NE 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
IN 3395252 · 3AKJHHDR4PSNS6528
0 — No
87722475 Apr 29, 2026 NV 2 NV
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53528PF · 4V4BC9EH1TN700351
0 — No
87535178 Apr 8, 2026 NC 3 LUMBERTON WEIGH STATION, I-95,
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53525PF · 4V4BC9EH5TN700322
0 — No
87492339 Apr 3, 2026 FL 2 BELLEVIEW FL
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NJ AU885H · 4V4NC9EJ3GN959428
1 — Yes
87415171 Mar 25, 2026 AZ 3 EHRENBERG AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53529PF · 4V4BC9EH8TN708916
1 383.71C-LCDL No
87287536 Mar 9, 2026 WA 3 GEORGE WA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53528PF · 4V4BC9EH1TN700351
0 — No
87043604 Feb 12, 2026 NE 1 NORTH PLATTE EAST BOUND
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53524PF · 4V4BC9EH7TN709569
4 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.47E, 393.53B-B Yes
86993797 Feb 8, 2026 NM 2 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53526PF · 4V4BC9EH7TN700323
0 — No
86839434 Jan 18, 2026 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53532PF · 4V4BC9EH4TN708914
0 — No
86795068 Jan 14, 2026 CA 3 DONNER PASS IF
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53524PF · 4V4BC9EH7TN709569
0 — No
86699489 Dec 29, 2025 WA 3 SELAH WA
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53526PF · 4V4BC9EH7TN700323
0 — No
86693065 Dec 28, 2025 NM 3 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53525PF · 4V4BC9EH5TN700322
0 — No
87462160 Dec 17, 2025 NM 3 GALLUP PORT OF ENTRY
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
NY 53526PF · 4V4BC9EH7TN700323
0 — No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
MC861965
Active
Granted Apr 17, 2014
View full authority record →
common
MC861965
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 17, 2014 MC861965-C Original MC Certificate Certificate Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (11 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0167227002 91X $750,000 Jan 22, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Sentry Select Insurance Company A0167227002 BMC-91X — Jan 22, 2026 On file ACTIVE
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0167227001 BIPD/Primary — May 12, 2021 Jan 22, 2026 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 3 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 9, 2021 to May 12, 2021
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY A0167227001 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2021 May 9, 2021 CANCELLED
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY BE0133000050-00 BIPD/Primary — Jan 22, 2020 Jan 22, 2021 REPLACED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN262793 BIPD/Primary — May 30, 2019 Jan 22, 2020 CANCELLED
Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 28, 2019 to May 30, 2019
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY WN234400 BIPD/Primary — Apr 10, 2018 May 28, 2019 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1564929 BIPD/Primary — Apr 10, 2014 Apr 10, 2018 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1564929 BIPD/Primary — Apr 10, 2014 May 24, 2018 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jan 22, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. May 13, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. May 9, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. May 9, 2021
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 3 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 12, 2021)
  5. Jan 22, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Jan 23, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Jan 22, 2020
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. May 31, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  9. May 28, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. May 28, 2019
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through May 30, 2019)
  11. May 24, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Apr 10, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Apr 17, 2014
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.11(a)(1) Lighting devices/reflectors Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
395.8(a) No drivers record of duty status when one is required Hours of Service 1 0

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