Carrier profile · USDOT 788788 · MC-350597 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KERWIN ELROY COSBY

DBA KC HOTSHOT

1 power unitBOSSIER CITY, LA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-350597 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: Active
Contract: None
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 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Republic Vanguard’99–’03

Canal’03–’06

Southern’06–’09

Progressive Paloverde’09–’13

Progressive Paloverde’16–’20

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Dec 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2020	$1M	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Dec 2015	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2013	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2009	$1M	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2006	$1M	3
REPUBLIC VANGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2003	$1M	6
LANDMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 1999	$1M	1