Carrier profile · USDOT 537204 · MC-249616 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

STEVEN H CLAY

DBA NORTHCREST AUTO CENTER

4 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 1 statesCRESCENT CITY, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-249616 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: 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Safeco Companies’92–’14

Universal’14–’24

1992200120102019now

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 · AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANIES	Feb 1992 → Jan 2014	$750K	1