Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 214334

DIRECT LINES INC

TEUTOPOLIS, IL 88

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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750k 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 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cincinnati’90–’09

Illinois National’93–’97

Continental Western’97–’09

Regent’11–’18

Midwest Family’18–’22

Erie Exchange’22–’26

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · FLAGSHIP CITY INSURANCE · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 2022 → Jan 2026	$750k	1
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2022	$750k	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jan 2011 → Jan 2011	$750k	1
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2018	$750k	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Jan 2011 → Jan 2011	$750k	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$750k	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Jan 2009	$750k	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1993 → Jan 1997	$750k	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1990 → Jan 2009	$750k	1