Carrier profile · USDOT 365516 · MC-207234 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SIERRA MOUNTAIN EXPRESS INC

DBA SME

8 power unitsavg 3.8 yrRegional · 3 statesEL DORADO HILLS, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-207234 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty’97–’00

Zurich American’08–’12

Travelers Property’13–’19

National Interstate’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 2013 → Aug 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Jan 2004	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 1997 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Dec 1997	$750K	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Dec 1996	$750K	2
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1994 → Dec 1995	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Aug 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1