Carrier profile · USDOT 1954562 · MC-694115 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

DEAD RIVER TRANSPORT LLC

DBA SKIP MCKEAN PETROLEUM TRANSPORT

46 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 4 statesBUCKSPORT, ME88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694115 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Hanover’15–’23

United States’22–now

2009201420192024now

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 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2022 → Oct 2023	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2015 → Jul 2023	$1M	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2013	$1M	2
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Nov 2013	$1M	7
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$1M	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Sep 2010	$1M	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Sep 2010	$1M	2