Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 3143445

SAM EXPRESS INC

DOSWELL, 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: 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 · 3 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive Northern’20–’21

Berkshire Hathaway’21–’23

Canal’23–’24

Canal’25–’26

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	6
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	12
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Nov 2018	$750K	1