Carrier profile · USDOT 582949 · MC-281351 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Charles E Carpenter

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesWESTPHALIA, KS50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-281351 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’22 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’95–’00

Northland’00–’03

Empire Fire’03–’06

Continental Western’09–’17

Northland’17–’20

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Feb 2020	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2000 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 1995 → Feb 2000	$750K	2