Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 348401

LEE A BERNS

GARNAVILLO, IA 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$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 on filegeneral-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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Continental Western’94–’00

Transguard America’00–’05

Continental Western’05–’11

Northland’11–’16

Acuity A’16–’19

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2019	$750k	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2016	$750k	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2011	$750k	3
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Aug 2000 → Aug 2005	$750k	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Oct 2000	$750k	3