Carrier profile · USDOT 61678 · MC-1083 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BOWER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

2 power unitsTIGARD, OR50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1083 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$1M in forcegeneral-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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Unigard Security’90–’94

Unigard’96–’05

Vanliner’08–’14

Granite State’13–’17

Wesco’17–’24

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Dec 2024 → Apr 2026	$1M	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2024	$1M	2
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2017	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Jan 2014	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2004	$1M	3
UNIGARD INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1996 → Jan 2005	$1M	3
COREGIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1994 → Dec 1996	$1M	2
UNIGARD SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1990 → Dec 1994	$1M	1