Carrier profile · USDOT 535788 · MC-20490 · Updated Jul 23, 2026

TRANSWAYS MOTOR EXPRESS CO INC

53 power unitsavg 7.1 yrRegional · 5 statesCARTERET, NJ87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-20490 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’89–’98

Palisades’98–’04

Occidental Fire’05–’09

Sentry Select’16–’24

1989199920092019now

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

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC. · since Jun 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	May 2024 → Jun 2024	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2024	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2014 → May 2016	$1M	1
TOWER NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jul 2010	$1M	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2005 → May 2009	$1M	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2004 → Jun 2004	$1M	3
PALISADES INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	May 1998 → Jun 2004	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1989 → May 1998	$1M	1