Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 284589

1ST EXPRESS INC

TOLEDO, OH 94

Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’93–’98

Protective’01–’06

Acuity A’06–’13

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2013	$750K	6
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2001 → Aug 2006	$750K	3
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Jun 1993 → Jul 1998	$750K	1