Carrier profile · USDOT 115868 · MC-290662 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

KENNETH SMITH INC

29 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 3 statesNILES, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-290662 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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$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

Ohio’95–’01

Acuity A’01–’09

Grange’09–’12

Harleysville’14–’21

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Jun 2021

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARLEYSVILLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Jun 2000 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1995 → Jan 2001	$750K	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	May 1995 → Jun 1995	$750K	2