Carrier profile · USDOT 388139 · MC-496962 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Rick's Backhoe Service Inc

45 power unitsavg 12.4 yrLocal · 1 statesZERBE, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-496962 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: Active
Contract: None
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Westport’04–’08

Ohio’11–’13

Selective Way’13–’16

Travelers’16–’19

Acuity A’19–now

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2022

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2019	$750K	2
SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2004 → Jul 2008	$750K	3