Carrier profile · USDOT 992082 · MC-423680 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BIG TOWS INC

35 power unitsavg 4.7 yrLocal · 1 statesCHESTNUT RIDGE, NY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-423680 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive Northern’05–’08

National Union’18–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2018 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2014 → May 2016	$750K	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2013	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Sep 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → Nov 2008	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	3