Carrier profile · USDOT 1573874 · MC-582905 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CARTER TRANSPORT SERVICES

5 power unitsavg 13.1 yrRegional · 3 statesCOLUMBUS, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-582905 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: None
Contract: Active
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 ’23 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’06–’09

Central’16–’20

Progressive Preferred’20–’22

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Dec 2010	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2009	$750K	3