Carrier profile · USDOT 2917532 · MC-983305 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BROWN BEAR TRANSPORTATION LLC

141 power unitsavg 11.1 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSPRINGFIELD, MA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-983305 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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)Not 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Philadelphia’16–’18

Houston Specialty’19–’20

Imperium’19–’20

Houston Specialty’20–’21

Houston Specialty’21–’22

Houston Specialty’22–’23

Houston Specialty’23–’24

Imperium’23–’24

Ace American’24–’25

Ace American’25–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$1M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Dec 2024 → May 2025	$1M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2023	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2022	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2021	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2020	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$1M	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2018 → May 2019	$1M	3
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	1