Carrier profile · USDOT 716690 · MC-201245 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Owen Electric Steel Company of South Carolina

98 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 3 statesCAYCE, SC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-201245 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wausau’87–’95

Highlands’95–’17

Zurich American’17–’23

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Oct 2023	$750K	3
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1987 → Feb 1995	$750K	1