Carrier profile · USDOT 2969972 · MC-16792 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RED STAR FREIGHT LINES INC

3 power unitsavg 8.7 yrNational · 16 statesPLAINFIELD, IL80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-16792 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’17–’19

National Continental’19–’22

Knightbrook’22–’24

Trisura Specialty’25–now

201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jan 2025 → Apr 2025	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2019 → May 2022	$750K	9
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2017 → Aug 2017	$750K	4
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Apr 2017 → May 2017	$750K	1