Carrier profile · USDOT 1493873 · MC-561790 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Best Steel & Metal Inc

1 power unitCOMPTON, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-561790 ACTIVE

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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’07–’09

State Pennsylvania’09–’11

Scottsdale’11–’13

Sutter’19–’21

Northland’21–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Oct 2021	$750K	3
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Sep 2009	$750K	3