LIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC

Fort Worth, TX · Interstate · 365 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Jun 13, 2008 (18 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC649810: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $750,000
Cargo cover filed: $5,000
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
31.2%
24 of 77 vehicle inspections · Texas avg 25.1%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC649810 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
CargoMC649810—MAX AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY
Policy MAXA5IM0047644 · BMC-34
$5,000Jan 22, 2011Active
Liability (BI&PD)MC649810—National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Policy 9882486 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Jun 16, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

91inspections
31.2%vehicle out-of-service
24 of 77 · Texas avg 25.1%
2.2%driver out-of-service
2 of 91 · Texas avg 7.7%
230violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 10, 2026TX21No
Oct 5, 2026TX22No
Sep 30, 2026LA30No
Sep 9, 2026TN30No
Sep 6, 2026TX21Yes
Sep 6, 2026TX30No
Sep 3, 2026CO34No
Sep 3, 2026CO36No
Sep 3, 2026CO33No
Sep 3, 2026CO33No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Texas average covers 347,522 vehicle and 460,240 driver inspections of all Texas-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

141 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 35 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 230 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareTexas share
Vehicle Maintenance1263389.4%78.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance815.7%11.4%
Unsafe Driving503.5%4.8%
Driver Fitness110.7%4.2%
Hazardous Materials Compliance100.7%0.6%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
194
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
100
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3
66
Inoperative turn signal
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939TS
65
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355E
50
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
50
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311TU
50
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353B
40
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378
40
No/improper heavy vehicle/machine securement
General Securement · Vehicle Maintenance · code 393130
33

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Texas column is the mix across all Texas-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

11crashes
1fatal
2injury
8tow-away
10 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Sep 2, 2026Not Listed, TX00
Jul 23, 2026Unknown, NM02
Jul 21, 2026Not Listed, TX00
Dec 1, 2025NM00
Nov 16, 2025NM11
Nov 3, 2025Not Listed, TX01
Oct 13, 2025Not Listed, TX00
Feb 28, 2025Not Listed, TX00
Jan 28, 2025Midland, TX00
Jan 17, 2025Not Listed, TX00

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number1782167
MC / docketMC649810
Legal nameLIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units365
Drivers127
Annual mileage6,843,132 (2025)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jul 14, 2016)
USDOT number addedJun 13, 2008 · 18 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateSep 23, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsOilfield EquipmentConstructionOtherOilfield Equip

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about LIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC

What does LIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC's operating authority allow?

MC649810: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about LIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking LIGHTNING OILFIELD SERVICES INC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 1782167. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (817) 439-5558, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC649810, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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