Carrier profile · USDOT 2469591 · MC-853800 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Elkah Transportation Inc

20 power unitsavg 13.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesCOLUMBUS, OH86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-853800 ACTIVE

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 ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’17–’19

Berkley National’20–’23

Canal’23–now

2014201720202023now

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 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2024

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2023 → May 2024	$1M	1
BERKLEY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2023	$1M	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2017 → May 2019	$1M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2015 → May 2016	$1M	3
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Apr 2014 → Apr 2014	$1M	3