Carrier profile · USDOT 1796126 · MC-653932 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Chris Helms Transportation Inc

46 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 12 statesHOUGHTON LAKE, MI81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-653932 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: 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 ’16 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’09–’11

Acuity A’11–’16

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2016

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2016	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2009 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$750K	1