Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 2029845

DENNIS SMITH

PIASA, IL 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M on filegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750k floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Artisan Truckers’10–’14

Acuity A’14–’16

Artisan Truckers’16–’18

Great West’19–’22

Artisan Truckers’22–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Oct 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Oct 2024	$750k	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2019 → Jul 2022	$750k	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Mar 2018	$750k	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2016	$750k	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Aug 2014	$750k	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2010 → Feb 2014	$750k	3