Carrier profile · USDOT 1408329 · MC-533802 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ERIC HOWTON INC

2 power unitsLocal · 2 statesMINATARE, NE50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-533802 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: 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 · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Continental Western’06–’11

Northland’11–’13

Great West’13–’15

Northland’15–’18

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

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 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2015 → Oct 2018	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2013 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2013	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2010	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Aug 2011	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	1