Carrier profile · USDOT 225540 · MC-146826 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SOUTHWEST FREIGHT INC

39 power unitsavg 10.3 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-146826 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’20 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’94–’00

Carolina’02–’09

Rli’04–’10

Great West’15–’20

beyond this history

1989199920092019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · RLI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2020

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2020	$1M	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2015	$1M	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$1M	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2012	$1M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Aug 2010	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2009	$1M	4
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 1994 → Mar 2000	$1M	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1989 → Feb 1990	$750K	1