Carrier profile · USDOT 722887 · MC-331484 · Updated Jul 7, 2026

DOUG P CASPERS

DBA DESERT RAT TRANSPORTATION

2 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 3 statesMESA, AZ93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-331484 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: 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 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’98–’03

Maxum’06–’09

Monterey’10–’15

Great West’15–’25

1998200520122019now

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 FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2025	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2015	$750K	7
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2009	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Mar 2005	$750K	11
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1998 → Aug 2003	$750K	2