Carrier profile · USDOT 178102 · MC-172677 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Porter Distributing Co

15 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 3 statesMITCHELL, SD100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-172677 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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: Inactive
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’15 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Globe’92–’96

Continental Western’96–’99

Cincinnati’01–’05

Nationwide Comp’05–’08

Regent’08–’13

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2015

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DONEGAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2015	$750K	3
REGENT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2013	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Nov 2005 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2005	$750K	1
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1999 → Sep 2001	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1996 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
GLOBE INDEMNITY CO.	Nov 1992 → Nov 1996	$750K	1