Carrier profile · USDOT 387776 · MC-980244 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

The H J Poist Gas Company Inc

DBA POIST GAS COMPANY

10 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 2 statesLAUREL, MD100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-980244 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2024Jun 2025$5M1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2023Jun 2025$5M2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2021Jun 2024$5M3
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYJun 2021Jun 2023$5M1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYJul 2020Jul 2021$5M1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANYJul 2019Jul 2021$5M1
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANYJul 2019Jul 2020$5M1
UTICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Jul 2016Jul 2016$5M3