Carrier profile · USDOT 1042955 · MC-436852 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

KNIGHT ENTERPRISES INC

7 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-436852 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: 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 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 ’21 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive’02–’05

Praetorian’07–’11

Arch’11–’14

Zurich American’16–’19

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

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 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2021

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2021	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2019	$1M	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2014	$1M	3
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2011	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2005 → May 2007	$1M	4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Apr 2005	$1M	4