Carrier profile · USDOT 1493354 · MC-561767 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DANA E HOWARD

DBA D E HOWARD TRANSPORT

1 power unitsLocal · 2 statesTURLOCK, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-561767 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Praetorian’07–’09

Praetorian’10–’12

Financial Pacific’12–’14

Lancer’14–’18

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

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 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2018

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2014 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
FINANCIAL PACIFIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$750K	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2012	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jun 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	2