Carrier profile · USDOT 2454460 · MC-850116 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

SMS Express LLC

4 power unitsavg 13.3 yrLocal · 1 statesLA GRANGE, KY50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-850116 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: Active
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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Acuity A’19–’22

Auto Owners’22–’25

Berkley’25–now

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Sep 2015	$750K	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	3