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LIGHTNING RAM INC

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Company CheckLIGHTNING RAM INC · DOT 1967751

DBA: SHUTTLE TO BIG SKY & TAXI

21000 FRONTAGE ROAD STE 9, BELGRADE, MT, 59714

DOT# 1967751 MC# 696847 Belgrade, Montana 16 years

CARRIER DBA name changed · Aug 18, 2026

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$5,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Identity & ownership 2

Aug 18, 2026
DBA name changed.
Aug 18, 2026
Company legal name changed.

Safety & compliance 2

Jul 22, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Aug 13, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($5,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address21000 FRONTAGE ROAD STE 9, BELGRADE, MT, 59714

Mailing Address21000 FRONTAGE ROAD STE 9, BELGRADE, MT, 59714

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC696847

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating16 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Passenger Carrier

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .85 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.28 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage200,000 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS20.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS20.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review12/12/2019

Insurance

Amount$5,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 08/13/2026

CompanyPHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #PHPK2653133-010

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet12 units

Drivers39

Mileage200,000 mi

Operating16 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total5

Out of Service1

OOS Rate20.0%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 12/12/2019 | Rated: 04/24/2020

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

4 · 0 OOS -

2024

4 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

1 · 1 OOS =

2026

1 · 1 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 2 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

3 roadside violations across 2 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 1 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 1 violation · 1 OOS

Other (General) 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/22/2026	MT	Full (Level I)	WEST YELLOWSTONE MT	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	MT	Full (Level I)	WEST YELLOWSTONE MT	2	1	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK WY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/11/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	WEST YELLOWSTONE MT	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/10/2024	MT	Full (Level I)	WEST YELLOWSTONE MT	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/17/2023	ID	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE, MT	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	ID	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE NAT PKWY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	US	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKWY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2023	US	Full (Level I)	YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARKWY	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections4

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0229561	$1,500,000	11/19/2009	11/13/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO7763679	$1,500,000	11/13/2015	03/16/2016	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO7763679	$1,500,000	11/13/2015	04/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0258474	$1,500,000	11/13/2014	11/13/2015	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0255796	$1,500,000	11/13/2013	11/13/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0253757	$1,500,000	11/13/2013	11/13/2013	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0253757	$1,500,000	11/13/2012	04/10/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0245453	$1,500,000	11/13/2011	11/13/2012	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0237773	$1,500,000	11/13/2010	11/13/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CAO0253757	$1,500,000	04/10/2013	11/13/2013	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1469654	$1,500,000	03/16/2016	01/31/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK2372308	$5,000,000	01/31/2022	01/31/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK2229967	$5,000,000	01/31/2021	01/31/2022	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK2090256	$1,500,000	01/31/2020	01/31/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1927606	$1,500,000	01/31/2019	01/31/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1771843	$1,500,000	01/31/2018	01/31/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	PHPK1604873	$1,500,000	01/31/2017	01/31/2018	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/19/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/10/2015
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/18/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2010
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2014	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/13/2014
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/08/2013
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/14/2012
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/17/2011	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/18/2011
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/30/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/08/2016
MC696847	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/14/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/19/2013
MC696847	MOTOR PASSENGER COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	01/29/2010	-	-

No revocation records.

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95/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 8/13/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 20% vs national avg 5.51%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

LIGHTNING RAM INC

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SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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