Carrier profile · USDOT 532284 · MC-252699 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

CARGO NORTHWEST FORWARDERS INC

1 power unitLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-252699 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’21 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental’93–’96

Valley Forge’96–’00

Monterey’00–’06

Monterey’07–’15

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jun 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Jun 2015	$750K	8
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Nov 2006	$750K	8
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Jun 2000	$750K	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1993 → Jun 1996	$750K	1