Carrier profile · USDOT 905090 · MC-522048 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOHNSTON TOWING GARY JOHNSTON

2 power unitsFT SMITH, AR80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-522048 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Argonaut-midwest’06–’08

Consumers Usa’08–’20

Colony’20–now

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COLONY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	Jan 2008 → Jan 2020	$750K	15
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jan 2008	$750K	2
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1