Carrier profile · USDOT 238162 · MC-164776 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TRANS-STATES EXPRESS INC

14 power unitsavg 7 yrRegional · 6 statesCINCINNATI, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-164776 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’94–’98

Continental Western’98–’01

Harco National’02–’07

Westfield’07–’16

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2007 → Jan 2016	$750K	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2007	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Jan 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1994 → Jan 1998	$750K	4