Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1260344

RONALD BATES

DUBLIN, GA 100

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)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor

$750k on filegeneral-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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Mountain’08–’11

Progressive Mountain’13–’15

Harleysville’15–’18

Auto Owners’19–’21

Progressive Mountain’21–’25

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Sep 2021 → Oct 2025	$750k	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2021	$750k	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750k	1
HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Aug 2018	$750k	2
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	May 2013 → Jun 2015	$750k	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Apr 2008 → Jun 2011	$750k	4