Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 75771

BEHNKE INC

BATTLE CREEK, MI 88

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 on filegeneral-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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Auto Owners’95–’98

Western’99–’07

Auto Owners’00–’11

General Wisconsin’12–’15

Auto Owners’15–’23

Arch’23–now

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Sep 2025	$750k	3
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2023	$750k	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jun 2013 → Mar 2016	$750k	3
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Apr 2012 → Apr 2015	$750k	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2011	$750k	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750k	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Apr 2011	$750k	2
WESTERN SURETY CO.	Nov 1999 → Nov 2007	$750k	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Aug 1998 → Sep 2000	$750k	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Aug 1998	$750k	1
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1993 → Aug 1995	$750k	1