Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 844236

D & S EXPRESS INC

LANCASTER, PA 100

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

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Northland’01–’13

National’13–’16

Selective America’16–’23

Donegal’23–now

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	4
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 2016 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2013	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → Nov 1999	$750K	2