Carrier profile · USDOT 38109 · MC-112809 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

J MARLIN ERNST & SONS INC

13 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesORWIGSBURG, PA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-112809 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’22 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Union’89–’95

Eastern Atlantic’03–’08

National Interstate’08–’15

National Union’18–’22

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Jun 2022

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2018 → Jun 2022	$750K	3
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	4
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2016	$750K	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2008	$750K	5
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$750K	1
QBE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Jul 1998 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 1989 → Nov 1995	$750K	1