Carrier profile · USDOT 377638 · MC-225752 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FRIEND FREIGHTWAYS INC

25 power unitsavg 5.7 yrNational · 16 statesFRIEND, NE88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-225752 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’94–’03

Employers’10–’15

Farmland’15–’20

Sentry Select’22–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Nov 2022	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2010 → Nov 2015	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2008	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 2003	$750K	2