Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1483801

ARTHUR DAVID SMITH

RAVEN, VA 50

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: None
Contract: Active
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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Victoria Fire’13–’17

National’17–’19

Erie Exchange’20–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Jan 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	3
VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2017	$750K	1