Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 514091

RUSSELL L SHELL

CROSWELL, MI 50

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$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 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Harco National’96–’99

Northland’99–’05

Northland’06–’12

Canal’15–’18

Progressive Michigan’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Dec 2025	$750k	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750k	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2018	$750k	3
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750k	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2014	$750k	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2012	$750k	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750k	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Jul 2005	$750k	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1999	$750k	1
AMERISURE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1996	$750k	1