LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC
USDOT 871631
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (15 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileErie Insurance Company
- Coverage gapsNone detected
- Out-of-service rate9.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 871631 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-421420 |
| Legal Name | LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 8458834343 |
| Address | 144 MAIN STREET, Gardiner, NY, 12525 |
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.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Erie Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-12-31 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie Insurance | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-12-31 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 2 |
|---|
- 2007-01-25 — Reinstated — Broker of Property (Except Household Goods) Inactive REINSTATED
- 2012-02-23 — Revoked — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active Revoked
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 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 | 51 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 9.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-02-17 — NJ — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (9), 51 (7), 16 (5).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 15 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 15 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 452,139 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 14-FEB-25 |
LIGHTNING EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE INC operates 15 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in NY.
Nearby
Other carriers in Gardiner, NY
- MICHAEL J EGGELTON — USDOT 734238, 3 power units
- CHRISTOPHER J MARTINEZ — USDOT 1117101, 2 power units
- WILLIAM CONNER — USDOT 672683, 1 power units
- DAVID KUCERA INC — USDOT 738159, 1 power units
- MANUFACTURED SPECIALTIES INC — USDOT 763892, 1 power units
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