Carrier profile · USDOT 2238272 · MC-590406 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Franks Automobile Shipping & Transport Inc

DBA 27-052129

1 power unitavg 9.5 yrRegional · 3 statesHILLSBORO, OR100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-590406 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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: 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 in forcegeneral-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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Pacific Financial’09–’13

Artisan Truckers’15–’17

Hudson’17–’19

Sutter’19–’21

Northland’21–’26

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2021	$750K	3
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jul 2017 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jan 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	8
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Apr 2007 → Oct 2007	$750K	1