Carrier profile · USDOT 1478617 · MC-557907 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KEN GOTCHAL

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesWINNEMUCCA, NV50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-557907 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 ’21 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’15–’17

Northland’18–’20

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	10