Carrier profile · USDOT 480861 · MC-319498 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RONALD RAY DEFFENBAUGH

DBA B J WATSON & CO

4 power unitsavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesANCHORAGE, AK93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-319498 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’16 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zc Ins’00–’04

Clarendon National’04–’07

Praetorian’07–’13

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2015

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2013 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Dec 2013	$750K	4
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2007	$750K	3
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2004	$750K	1
ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 1998 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 1997 → Feb 1999	$750K	2
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → May 1997	$750K	1