Carrier profile · USDOT 169302 · MC-301848 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

OATS INC

DBA OATS TRANSIT

0 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCOLUMBIA, MO94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-301848 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Shelter’96–’99

Savers Property’00–’03

National Interstate’04–’13

National Interstate’15–now

1996200420122020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2023	$1.5M	2
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$1.5M	2
PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2013	$1.5M	4
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2013	$1.5M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$1.5M	1
SAVERS PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2000 → Aug 2003	$1.5M	1
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 1999	$1.5M	4
SHELTER MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Jul 1999	$1.5M	1