Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 3101425

BFS EXPRESS INC

CHICAGO, IL 100

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$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Artisan Truckers’20–’23

Great West’23–now

2020202220242026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$1M	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2023	$1M	1