Carrier profile · USDOT 572866 · MC-278020 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

William Allen Brooks Jr

DBA SOUTHERN STAR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

7 power unitsavg 10.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSHELBY, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278020 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: Active
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 ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’02–’09

Great West’09–’15

Progressive Southeastern’15–’22

Canal’22–’26

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2022 → Jan 2026	$1M	4
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2022	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2009 → Jan 2015	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2009	$1M	8
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Mar 2002	$1M	3
PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2001	$1M	2
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Nov 1998 → Dec 1999	$1M	1
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1997 → Nov 1998	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 1995 → Nov 1997	$1M	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Nov 1995	$1M	1