Carrier profile · USDOT 519578 · MC-262612 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VELVET HUFFMASTER

DBA FRED & RED'S EXPRESS

1 power unitN FT MYERS, FL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-262612 ACTIVE

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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’17 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Fire Connecticut’93–’96

Empire Fire’00–’10

Northland’11–’16

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Apr 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Apr 2010	$1M	6
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 2000	$1M	2
AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Mar 1996	$1M	3
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 1993 → Apr 1996	$1M	1