Carrier profile · USDOT 2178733 · MC-756581 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC

7 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 1 statesWILMINGTON, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-756581 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$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 in forcegeneral-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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Scottsdale’11–’13

Plaza’13–’15

State Nationalspecialty’16–’19

Watford’19–’22

Obsidian Specialty’22–’25

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Jul 2022	$1M	8
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2015 → Sep 2016	$1M	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$1M	5
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$1M	5