Carrier profile · USDOT 3489890 · MC-1148231 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MRKZ EXPRESS INC

1 power unitavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 8 statesPALATINE, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1148231 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$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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’20–’21

Northland’21–’22

Knightbrook’22–’23

Knightbrook’24–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2023	$750K	3
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Nov 2023	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2021	$750K	1