Lightning Express LLC (USDOT 3976663)
3 cautions found.
- Docket (MC) number
- MC804394
- Operating authority
- Contract carrier authority: active.
- Insurance on file
- Liability (BIPD) insurance on file for $750,000.
- Safety rating
- No published safety rating
- Fleet on file
- 2 power units, 2 drivers
- Operation type
- Interstate
- Physical address
- 1336 S JOPLIN ST, AURORA, CO 80017
- MCS-150 last filed
- 2025-10
Findings
- Authority was previously revoked or inactive (Caution): Authority was revoked and later reinstated (revoked 2 years ago; reinstated 468 days later). Active since 2025-09-08.
- Driver OOS rate above national average (Caution): 70% driver OOS over 10 inspections vs. national average 6.02% — typically reflects HOS or CDL-compliance issues
- 2 BASICs at the FMCSA intervention threshold (Caution): Hours of service and Driver fitness rank at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold versus similar carriers (fleetfax peer estimate, not official CSA scores).
Frequently asked questions
What carrier is USDOT 3976663?
USDOT 3976663 is Lightning Express LLC, an interstate motor carrier.
What carrier is MC 804394?
MC 804394 is the docket number of Lightning Express LLC, USDOT 3976663.
What is Lightning Express LLC's MC number?
Lightning Express LLC's docket number is MC 804394. Its USDOT number is 3976663.
Is Lightning Express LLC currently authorized to operate?
Contract carrier authority: active. Source: FMCSA registration and licensing records.
Does Lightning Express LLC have insurance on file with FMCSA?
Liability (BIPD) insurance on file for $750,000.
Who provides Lightning Express LLC's insurance?
Lightning Express LLC's liability insurance is filed with FMCSA by National Transportation Insurance CO Rrg, LLC.
What is Lightning Express LLC's safety record?
In the last 24 months, FMCSA records show 9 roadside inspections with a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.7%) and 1 recordable crash.
What is Lightning Express LLC's CSA score?
FMCSA does not publish a single CSA score for carriers. Lightning Express LLC's public safety data includes its roadside inspection out-of-service rates and crash record, listed on this page.
What is Lightning Express LLC's FMCSA safety rating?
Lightning Express LLC has no published FMCSA safety rating. Most US carriers have never received a rating review, so an unrated carrier is the common case, not a warning sign by itself.
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