Carrier profile · USDOT 404704 · MC-353471 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

PETE'S TOWING LTD

DBA PETE'S CUSTOM AUTO SERVICE

4 power unitsNEWPORT NEWS, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-353471 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$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Universal’02–’08

Peninsula’09–’14

Plaza’15–’18

Building Industry’19–now

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BUILDING INDUSTRY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION INC · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BUILDING INDUSTRY INSURANCE ASSOCIATION INC	Jul 2019 → Jul 2025	$1M	6
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2018	$1M	3
STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
THE PENINSULA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2014	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$1M	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2008	$1M	1
YORK INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$1M	1