Carrier profile · USDOT 147224 · MC-146362 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

HERDER BROS INC

5 power unitsFRANKFORT, IL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146362 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$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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Continental Western’87–’98

Continental Western’03–’11

Acuity A’11–’16

Selective South’16–’21

Auto Owners’21–’25

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since May 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → May 2025	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Aug 2016 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Sep 2016	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2011	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Dec 2002	$750K	4
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2000 → Aug 2002	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	3
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1987 → Aug 1998	$750K	1