Carrier profile · USDOT 2795768 · MC-933194 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DIRECT MOTOR LINES INC

2 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 21 statesELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-933194 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Artisan Truckers’15–’16

Spirit Commercial’17–’19

Ace Property’19–’21

Amtrust’21–’24

Artisan Truckers’24–now

2015201820212024now

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 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2017 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2