Carrier profile · USDOT 2402648 · MC-826445 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TELS INC

5 power unitsavg 6.2 yrMulti-region · 13 statesDEFIANCE, OH80/100

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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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Castlepoint Florida’13–’14

National South’14–’18

Progressive Preferred’19–’23

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ACCELERANT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2019 → Dec 2023	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Sep 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY OF THE SOUTH	Sep 2014 → Sep 2018	$750K	8
CASTLEPOINT FLORIDA INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Sep 2014	$750K	4