Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1620856

METHODS & MATERIALS INC

CHICAGO, IL 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$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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Harleysville’09–’14

Great Midwest’14–’16

Artisan Truckers’16–’18

Pennsylvania Manuf’18–’21

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Aug 2018 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2009 → Aug 2014	$750K	3
ADDISON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Feb 2008	$750K	2