Carrier profile · USDOT 121018 · MC-97275 · Updated Aug 12, 2026

Estes Express Lines

DBA ESTES

9,805 power unitsavg 6.7 yrNational · 49 statesRICHMOND, VA88/100
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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
Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force
Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census
Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since May 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
FIDELITY & DEPOSIT CO. OF MARYLANDMay 2023 → May 2025$5M1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.May 2020 → May 2023$5M3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAApr 2016 → May 2020$5M11
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAMay 2011 → May 2015$5M9
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYMay 2002 → May 2011$5M7
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.May 2000 → May 2002$5M1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYMay 1995 → May 2002$5M2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.May 1994 → May 1995$5M1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICAMay 1993 → May 1995$5M1