Carrier profile · USDOT 2520572 · MC-874947 · Updated Jul 1, 2026

SAM AUTO TRANS LLC

76 power unitsavg 5.4 yrNational · 38 statesTWINSBURG, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-874947 ACTIVE

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 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Grange’14–’15

Progressive Preferred’20–’21

Sentry Select’23–now

2014201720202023now

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 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
FREEDOM SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$1M	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2020 → Jul 2021	$1M	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Jun 2016	$1M	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Oct 2015	$1M	1