LIGHTNER & LIGHTNER INC

DBA: TWO MEN AND A TRUCK

DOT# 919682 FF# 19721 DUNS# 927656579 Madison, WI Authorized For-Hire
(608) 278-0800 lisa.paley@twomen.com 3817 Kipp Street, Madison WI 53718
18 power units · all owned 18 drivers
Satisfactory
FRED Score 70.8 / 100
Low confidence
26 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
18
Drivers · CDL
18 · 0
Annual miles
308k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 18 0 0 18
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
12-05-2000 (26 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-10-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
TIMOTHY LIGHTNER
Officer
LISA PALEY

Cargo

67.0
medium risk
Household Goods General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Household Goods

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.81×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.50× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.48×. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Feb 2025 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 3
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
0 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 0.17 1.11
Violations 0.22 0.89
Critical violations 0.06 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Other parts 3
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 1, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2001
Cargo filing
required · on file · HANOVER INSURANCE CO. since Feb 1, 2022
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 6, 2020)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Wisconsin (HQ) 2
  • Minnesota 1
  • Missouri 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Virginia 1