Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 973705

JOHN W SMITH

NEWPORT, 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: Active
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 on filegeneral-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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’08–’10

Victoria Fire’10–’13

Canal’13–’18

beyond this history

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2018

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2018	$750k	5
VICTORIA FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jun 2013	$750k	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2010	$750k	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → Oct 2007	$750k	7