Carrier profile · USDOT 63417 · MC-99735 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SMITH & WATERS INC

23 power unitsavg 14.2 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHODGES, SC81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99735 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Royal’97–’03

Continental’07–’16

Liberty Fire’16–’20

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2016 → Jun 2020	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2007 → May 2016	$1M	4
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2006 → Dec 2005	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2007	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Dec 2003 → Feb 2006	$1M	1
ROYAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1997 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 1995 → Dec 1997	$1M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 1993 → Dec 1995	$1M	1