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UIIA status: Active. We keep it that way.
Ports and rail ramps won't interchange with you until your coverage is verified with IANA — and one lapsed filing parks every truck you run. Marquee writes UIIA-compliant coverage, facilitates the IANA filing, and defends your status at every renewal. You haul. We handle the agreement.
Suspended at the gate right now? Call us — we'll help you refile fast →
- UIIA-registered agency
- 30+ A-rated markets
- Trucking is all we do
UIIA Filing Status
Coastal Drayage LLC · SCAC CDLQ · DOT #3127845
Illustrative example. Marquee is a UIIA-registered agency — this is the work we take off your plate.
The UIIA insurance market is tightening in 2026
Fewer insurers are writing UIIA coverage this year — and intermodal has long been a specialty market. Carriers who wait for a non-renewal notice end up remarketing under deadline pressure with their status on the line. Marquee maintains 30+ A-rated markets, including insurers that actively support UIIA filings, so one appetite change doesn't have to park your trucks. Get ahead of your renewal →
Your Whole Route, Covered
Every gate on this route checks your filing first
The UIIA — administered by IANA — is the single agreement behind every chassis, container, and trailer interchange at ports, rail ramps, and equipment yards. Mastering its endorsements, EP addenda, and Form 5B limit tables is not your job. It's ours. Bring us your SCAC and the equipment providers you run with; we build the program, facilitate the filing, and defend your active status at every renewal.
The Coverage We Place
Every EP requirement, matched the first time
Each equipment provider layers its own limits and addenda on the UIIA base (Form 5B) — and mismatched filings bounce at verification. This is the program we build against your exact EP list:
| Coverage | Typical requirement | How we place it |
|---|---|---|
| Auto Liability | $1,000,000 CSL | Written as “Any Auto” or “Scheduled + Hired Autos,” with the UIIA endorsement (UIIE-1, CA 23-17, or TE 23-17B) on the policy from day one and every EP you run with named additional insured. |
| General Liability | $1M occ / $2M agg | $1,000,000 per occurrence, $2,000,000 aggregate — with additional insured status added for the EPs whose rules demand it. |
| Trailer Interchange | Varies by EPmost $30,000 or less; some up to $65,000 | True trailer interchange — covering non-owned chassis, containers, and trailers attached or dropped — at the limit your EP list actually requires. We won't place non-owned trailer PD where an EP won't accept it. |
| Motor Truck Cargo | $100,000required by most EPs | Sized to your EPs and your freight — some lanes demand higher limits, and we quote them upfront rather than at verification. |
| Workers' Comp / Employer's Liability | Statutorysome EPs | Added where your EPs' Form 5B addenda require it, to avoid surprises mid-setup. |
Send us your EP list and current dec pages.We'll match every requirement and quote it across 30+ A-rated markets — endorsements included, structured to clear verification the first time.
Get my UIIA quoteFilings Facilitated. Renewals Defended.
You send the SCAC and EP list. We do the rest.
Registered with the UIIA
Insurance reaches IANA through UIIA-registered agents — Marquee is one. Before anything is submitted, we reconcile your company name across FMCSA, NMFTA/SCAC, and the policy so verification doesn't stall on a mismatch.
We facilitate the certificate filing
One certificate, submitted electronically to IANA, with the UIIA endorsement and cancellation-notice language already on the policy. No mailing, no per-EP paperwork.
We manage your EP list
Every equipment provider you run with gets added as additional insured — on auto, and on GL or trailer interchange where their rules require it. Pick up a new EP mid-term? One call and we update the filing.
We stay ahead of your renewal
We track your IANA expiration and coordinate renewal filings with concurrent effective dates ahead of the 12:01 a.m. cutoff — the trap that suspends more carriers than accidents do. Renewal timing becomes our problem, not yours.
The Stakes
A lapsed filing costs more than a premium ever will
A suspended UIIA status doesn't just cost a load — it strands every container behind that gate while you scramble to refile. Here's what takes carriers down, and what we do about it:
What gets carriers suspended
- The 12:01 a.m. trap — IANA expires your policy at 12:01 a.m. on the expiration date. A renewal filed “on time” that day is already too late — you're stopped at the gate that morning.
- Cancellation without notice — the UIIA requires policies endorsed for 30-day advance notice of cancellation (10 days for non-payment). Policies missing the endorsement don't satisfy the agreement.
- Record mismatches — a company name that doesn't line up across FMCSA, SCAC, and the insurance filing stalls verification while your trucks wait.
How Marquee keeps you rolling
- Renewals coordinated early — concurrent effective dates, submitted ahead of the cutoff, built to avoid gaps.
- Endorsements built in — UIIA and cancellation-notice endorsements on the policy from day one, structured to clear verification.
- Records reconciled first — FMCSA, NMFTA/SCAC, and policy records matched before anything is submitted.
- 45-day renewal start — with fewer markets writing UIIA in 2026, our carriers pick their market — instead of getting remarketed under deadline pressure. Start yours now →
Why Carriers Switch
Why intermodal carriers run their UIIA through Marquee
UIIA-registered, trucking-only
We're registered to file with IANA and we insure trucking exclusively — our agents work UIIA endorsements, EP addenda, and Form 5B requirements every day.
Market depth when it matters
30+ A-rated markets, including intermodal specialists — so a single insurer's appetite change doesn't strand your authority.
Renewals handled early
We track your IANA expiration, coordinate filings ahead of the 12:01 a.m. cutoff, and keep EP additional insured lists current as your lanes change.
One agency, whole account
Auto liability, trailer interchange, cargo, GL, physical damage, workers' comp — one renewal calendar, one call, certificates same-day through client services.
Drayage doesn't wait on paperwork. When a carrier's UIIA status lapses, they're not losing a policy — they're losing every load behind that gate. Our job is simple: the filing should be the last thing that slows your trucks down.
Nate MarquardtPresident, Marquee Insurance GroupUIIA Questions
What intermodal carriers ask us most
Is UIIA insurance a separate policy?
No. “UIIA insurance” is a coordinated set of coverages — auto liability with a UIIA endorsement, general liability, trailer interchange, and usually cargo — with your equipment providers named as additional insureds and proof of coverage submitted to IANA through a UIIA-registered agency. It's your regular trucking program, structured and filed to UIIA standards.
What insurance do I need for the UIIA?
$1,000,000 auto liability with a UIIA endorsement (UIIE-1, CA 23-17, or TE 23-17B) and your EPs as additional insureds; $1M/$2M general liability; trailer interchange at the limit your equipment providers require (most $30,000 or less, some up to $65,000); and motor truck cargo, typically $100,000, which most EPs demand. Some EPs also require statutory workers' comp and employer's liability.
What's the difference between trailer interchange and non-owned trailer physical damage?
Trailer interchange covers non-owned equipment in your care, custody, and control whether or not it's attached to your power unit — which matters constantly in drayage, where chassis and containers sit dropped. Non-owned trailer physical damage generally only covers equipment while attached, which is why some equipment providers won't accept it as a substitute.
How fast can my UIIA status go active?
Once your agent files the certificate online and IANA verifies it, your status activates when you're set up with at least one equipment provider. The common delays are fixable in advance: company name mismatches across FMCSA and SCAC records, missing UIIA endorsements, and incomplete applications — which are deleted after 30 days pending.
Why was my UIIA status suspended?
Usually timing, not claims. IANA expires policies at 12:01 a.m. on the expiration date, so a renewal filed “on time” that day is already too late. Other common causes: a policy cancellation (the UIIA requires 30-day advance notice endorsements; 10 days for non-payment) or falling out of compliance with an equipment provider's addenda. Refiling verified coverage restores status.
Your trucks shouldn't wait on a filing.
Send us your SCAC, your EP list, and your current dec pages — we'll quote UIIA-compliant coverage across 30+ A-rated markets and facilitate the IANA filing so your status stays protected.