Carrier profile · USDOT 249994 · MC-171191 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SEATTLE FREIGHT SERVICE INC

99 power unitsSEATTLE, WA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-171191 ACTIVEHAZMAT

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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$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 ’13 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Houston General’90–’97

Canal’01–’06

beyond this history

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2014

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2013 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2013 → Mar 2014	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$750K	2
MARKEL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2006 → Dec 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2001 → Mar 2006	$750K	5
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1998 → Sep 1999	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1997 → Sep 1998	$750K	3
HOUSTON GENERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1990 → Jun 1997	$750K	1