Carrier profile · USDOT 639660 · MC-304300 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

WILLIE COOPER

DBA WILLIE COOPER & SON

5 power unitsavg 12.4 yrRegional · 3 statesBAINBRIDGE, GA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-304300 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Gulf’99–’02

Gulf’02–now

Northland’06–’15

Eastern Atlantic’15–’20

Sentry Select’22–’26

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · EVERSPAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2026	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$1M	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2020	$1M	6
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2004 → Apr 2006	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Apr 2004	$1M	3
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2002 → current	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Aug 2003	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Apr 2002	$1M	3
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 1998 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1996 → Apr 1998	$1M	4