Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 184089

THE DISTRIBUTION GROUP

GRAND RAPIDS, MI 74

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$750,000 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

$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750k 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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICASep 2017 → Sep 2021$750k1
FRANKENMUTH MUTUAL INSURANCE COSep 2003 → Sep 2017$750k1
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.Sep 1999 → Jan 2004$750k1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY OF WISCONSINSep 1997 → Sep 1997$750k2
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.Sep 1995 → Sep 1997$750k1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANYSep 1993 → Sep 1995$750k1