Carrier profile · USDOT 273301 · MC-189528 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC

DBA DAYTON FREIGHT

2,278 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 21 statesDAYTON, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-189528 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental’89–’95

Protective’95–’06

American Home’06–’11

Travelers Connecticut’12–’20

U S’23–now

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
U. S. SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2023	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2023	$1M	3
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2012 → Mar 2020	$1M	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 2011 → Mar 2011	$1M	4
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2011	$1M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Mar 2006	$1M	3
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Apr 1995	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1989 → Apr 1995	$1M	1