Carrier profile · USDOT 682375 · MC-317776 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DARK STAR TRANSPORTATION CO LLC

8 power unitsavg 14.3 yrRegional · 4 statesKNOXVILLE, TN100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-317776 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: Inactive

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 ’20 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Old Republic’99–’03

Great West’03–’08

Great West’10–’19

beyond this history

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jul 2020

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2019	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1999 → Jul 2003	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Jul 1997	$1M	6