Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1444949

DMS EXPRESS LLC

VANCOUVER, WA 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lancer’07–’13

National’13–’15

National’17–’19

Lancer’19–’22

Northland’23–now

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2023	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2017 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → May 2015	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2007 → Jan 2013	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	1