Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 364652

JAMES L BYARS

VALLEY SPRINGS, CA 50

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 on filegeneral-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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’03–’07

General Star’03–’06

Arch’07–’16

First Mercury’08–’18

Arch’16–’21

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2022

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2022	$750k	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2022	$750k	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Oct 2022	$750k	2
ADMIRAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Feb 2021	$750k	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Feb 2021	$750k	6
FIRST MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2018	$750k	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Nov 2016	$750k	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Jul 2009	$750k	4
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750k	1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2006	$750k	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Dec 2007	$750k	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Nov 2003	$750k	4
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Apr 2001 → Jul 2002	$750k	2
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	May 1999 → Apr 2000	$750k	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1998 → May 1999	$750k	8
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	May 1996 → May 1998	$750k	8