HARLAN ROY BADGER
USDOT 3328222 · Doing business as LIGHTNING ROD TRUCKING
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (7 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate0% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 3328222 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-1187085 |
| Legal Name | HARLAN ROY BADGER |
| DBA Name | LIGHTNING ROD TRUCKING |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7857942376 |
| Address | 1605 228 AVE, Mankato, KS, 66956-2395 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 86 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 82 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 96 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 11 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 0% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 3 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 3 towaway) |
- 2025-04-28 — KS — towaway
- 2025-01-20 — KS — towaway
- 2024-12-18 — KS — towaway
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 7 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 5 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 105,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 14-FEB-26 |
HARLAN ROY BADGER operates 7 power units — a larger fleet than 90% of carriers registered in KS.
Nearby
Other carriers in Mankato, KS
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- WALKER AUTO SERVICE LLC — USDOT 3290625, 1 power units
- BEALL TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 3536142, 1 power units
- NICKLOUS BECKER — USDOT 3542818, 1 power units
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