Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 656158

BRUCE ZEBEDEE

ESTHERVILLE, IA 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
None
Contract
Active
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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANYApr 2024 → Apr 2024$1M1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Sep 2020 → May 2024$1M2
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.Nov 2000 → Aug 2019$1M3
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANYSep 1999 → Feb 2001$1M3
AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANYSep 1997 → Sep 1999$1M1