Carrier profile · USDOT 706550 · MC-326565 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Rail Direct Transportation Company

22 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 3 statesPORTSMOUTH, VA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-326565 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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 ’22 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’02–’05

Carolina’06–’09

Companion Property’11–’14

Employers’14–’22

1997200520132021now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2014 → Dec 2022	$1M	4
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2011 → Nov 2014	$1M	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2011	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2006 → Jan 2009	$1M	4
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2005	$1M	3
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$1M	1
AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1997 → Nov 1999	$1M	2