Carrier profile · USDOT 3680466 · MC-1279889 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

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2 power unitsRegional · 4 statesVIRGINIA BEACH, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1279889 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Northern’24–’24

Knight Specialty’24–’25

Everspan’25–’26

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · since Mar 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Jan 2025	$1M	5
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Oct 2024	$1M	3