Carrier profile · USDOT 142382 · MC-140349 · Updated Jun 27, 2026

COPEBESTWAY EXPRESS INC

19 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 5 statesCHEEKTOWAGA, NY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-140349 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Utica’96–’02

Northland’02–’10

State Nationalspecialty’10–’13

Lancer’13–’17

Northland’17–’26

1994200220102018now

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 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Feb 2026	$1M	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2017	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2010 → Feb 2013	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Feb 2010	$1M	2
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1996 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
THE HOME INDEMNITY CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1996	$1M	2