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Insurance Certificates

FMCSA sets minimum financial responsibility limits under 49 CFR Part 387 — commonly $750,000 for general freight and up to $5,000,000 for certain hazardous materials — and a certificate of insurance is how a carrier proves that coverage to brokers and shippers.

How we handle it

We issue certificates of insurance for brokers and shippers as needed and keep them current, so a load doesn't get held up because a certificate expired without anyone noticing.

Impact on your operation

No lost loads or delayed pickups over a missing or outdated certificate.

Our process
  1. 01Maintain current certificate templates for your active policies.
  2. 02Issue certificates on request to brokers and shippers.
  3. 03Track certificate expiration alongside policy renewal.
  4. 04Update certificates immediately when coverage changes.

The federal minimums behind the certificate

49 CFR Part 387 sets FMCSA's minimum financial responsibility requirements at $750,000 for general freight carriers, rising to $5,000,000 for carriers of the most hazardous materials categories (certain explosives, Hazard Zone A materials, large-capacity hazmat tanks, and Class 7 radioactive materials). FMCSA's own proof-of-insurance filings — Form BMC-91 or BMC-91X for liability, filed by the insurer rather than the carrier, and BMC-34 for cargo liability — establish the coverage on file; a certificate of insurance is the standard document brokers and shippers use day to day to confirm a carrier meets these minimums.

Why certificates lapse without anyone noticing

A certificate is only accurate as of the date it was issued — a policy renewal, coverage change, or lapse after that date isn't automatically reflected unless someone tracks it. Because brokers routinely check certificates before releasing a load, an outdated one is one of the more avoidable reasons a load gets held up.