Authority & Insurance · Carrier profile · USDOT 1746307

SMITH EXPRESS INC

CHICAGO, IL 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
None
Contract
Inactive
Broker
None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census
Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census
Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYMay 2019Aug 2019$750k1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANYMay 2018May 2019$750k2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANYMay 2017May 2017$750k2
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOISDec 2016Apr 2017$750k1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2016Dec 2016$750k1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2013Dec 2016$750k2
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANYAug 2010Dec 2013$750k5
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.Oct 2009Aug 2010$750k3
MARYLAND CASUALTY CO.Jul 2008Aug 2009$750k4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANYMar 2008Jul 2008$750k1