Carrier profile · USDOT 2108528 · MC-735217 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SMH Trucking of Ohio Inc

12 power unitsavg 9.6 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCOLUMBUS, OH74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-735217 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$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 ’24 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Gramercy’11–’12

Ooida Risk’13–’18

Occidental Fire’19–’21

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2024	$750K	4
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Mar 2024 → May 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2021 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2019 → Apr 2021	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	4
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Mar 2013 → Apr 2018	$750K	17
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	3
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Nov 2012	$750K	2
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	8