Carrier profile · USDOT 1449727 · MC-547847 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Dude Smith Trucking LLC

12 power unitsavg 5.1 yrNational · 17 statesMOUNT AIRY, NC88/100
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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$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 in forcegeneral-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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2025Jul 2025$1M1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2024Jan 2025$1M2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2023Feb 2024$1M2
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANYApr 2021Mar 2023$1M3
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATIONApr 2020Apr 2021$1M2
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2019Apr 2020$1M2
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2017Dec 2019$1M11
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPANSep 2017Dec 2017$1M5
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2017Sep 2017$1M1
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2017Aug 2017$1M2
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2017Jan 2017$1M1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2017Aug 2017$1M2
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2017Jan 2017$1M1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYAug 2014Jan 2017$1M1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.Jan 2012Jan 2012$1M1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYJan 2012Aug 2014$1M1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANYJan 2010Jan 2012$1M5
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.Jan 2009Jan 2010$1M3
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.Jan 2006Jan 2009$1M1