Washington — Common Carrier Bond
Washington UTC's posted Common Carrier Bond example is for freight brokers and forwarders. WAC 480-12-375 requires $10,000 security for the covered broker or forwarder role, protecting money belonging to shippers, consignees and carriers that comes into the business's possession. Confirm your actual role with UTC before selecting this offering.
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- Recorded state
- Washington
- Bond type
- Carrier / Transportation Services Bond
- Category
- Vehicles, titles & transportation
What this bond does
Provide the applicable UTC broker or forwarder security for compensation of transportation-service funds owed to the protected parties. Match the substantive WAC condition and the currently accepted undertaking.
- Who needs it
- Brokers and forwarders within WAC 480-12-375's scope. Identify whether you arrange transportation, consolidate shipments or physically carry property; the general term common carrier does not establish that every trucking company needs this $10,000 bond.
- Who it protects
- The rule conditions security on compensation to shippers, consignees and carriers for money belonging to them and coming into the broker's or forwarder's possession in connection with transportation service. This financial condition is distinct from motor-carrier liability or cargo coverage.
Your bond option
This is the option on record for this bond.
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The bond amount describes the limit of the bond obligation, not the price. A listed amount does not establish what the requesting party requires. The premium is what you pay and must be confirmed for the actual option. An E&O limit, where listed, is separate errors and omissions insurance.
Sources
- Washington UTC — freight brokers and selected bond example (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- WAC 480-12-375 — broker and forwarder bond (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- UTC linked Common Carrier Bond example (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
- Washington UTC — ordinary common-carrier operations (opens in a new tab)Checked October 27, 2026
Have these ready
- Describe the actual broker, forwarder or physical-carrier role and Washington presence.
- Confirm UTC's applicable permit or registration and security request.
- Match the legal principal, $10,000 required security and accepted undertaking.
- Check the protected transportation-money condition, including all parties named in the WAC.
- Coordinate effective dates, receipt-based notice, continuation or replacement, execution and filing.
Questions about this bond
Does every Washington trucking company need this $10,000 bond?
Do not assume that from the title. UTC links the Common Carrier Bond example from its Freight Brokers programme, and WAC 480-12-375 addresses brokers and forwarders. Ordinary physical carriage has its separate permit and insurance requirements.
Whose money does the rule protect?
It names shippers, consignees and carriers whose money comes into the broker's or forwarder's possession in connection with transportation service. Match the full rule; the linked sample's compensation sentence names only shippers and consignees.
What follows Purchase Now?
Propeller's Washington Common Carrier application opens in a new tab. Before proceeding, match the UTC-confirmed role, legal principal, $10,000 security, full protected condition, dates and execution. File the accepted undertaking as directed and maintain any separate operating authority and insurance. Payment alone does not grant or reinstate a UTC permit.