Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1066265

BENJAMIN BUS INC

NORTHFIELD, MN 84

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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’93–’98

Lancer’99–’23

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Jan 2026	$5M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Apr 2023	$5M	3
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1998 → Feb 1999	$5M	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1993 → Mar 1998	$5M	1