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Company CheckARGUS TRANS INC · DOT 2979436

103 N WOOD AVE STE E, LINDEN, NJ, 07036

DOT# 2979436 MC# 13472 Linden, New Jersey 9 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Aug 20, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Aug 20, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 out-of-service violations.
May 3, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 20, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Mar 9, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Feb 19, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 out-of-service violations.

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address103 N WOOD AVE STE E, LINDEN, NJ, 07036

Mailing Address103 N WOOD AVE STE E, LINDEN, NJ, 07036

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC013472

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating9 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 10.27 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage104,446 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS45.5% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review01/11/2018

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

Effective03/18/2026

CompanyPRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC

Policy #PC26031676

Last checked09/13/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage104,446 mi

Operating9 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury1

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total11

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total11

Out of Service5

OOS Rate45.5%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total11

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 01/11/2018 | Rated: 06/18/2018

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

2 · 0 OOS -

2024

5 · 0 OOS =

2025

6 · 4 OOS ▲

2026

4 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

2023

0 crashes -

2024

0 crashes =

2025

0 crashes =

2026

1 crash ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 10 inspections, 6 resulted in out-of-service (60% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 13 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/20/2026	NEWARK	NJ	0	1	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

37 roadside violations across 10 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 37 violations · 13 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (17)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/20/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	8	5	8	5	-	▲Detail
05/03/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/09/2026	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	NJ	3	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2026	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELMSFORD NY	4	2	4	2	-	▲Detail
12/23/2025	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	BREWSTER NY	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/12/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARAMUS PARK MALL	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	NY	Full (Level I)	BREWSTER NY	7	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
05/01/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	2400 S. WOOD AVE, LINDEN	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/27/2025	NY	Full (Level I)	BREWSTER NY	10	2	0	2	-	▲Detail
01/16/2025	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARAMUS	1	1	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/02/2024	NY	Walk-Around (Level II)	ELMSFORD	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/05/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	PARAMUS PARK MALL	1	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/26/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	LINDEN TWP	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SOUTH WOOD AVE	3	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
03/21/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	FRANKLIN LAKES	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/09/2023	NJ	Full (Level I)	SOUTH WOOD AVE	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/24/2023	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	RIGHT SHOULDER	2	0	2	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections10

Vehicle Maintenance 6 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR2900000415	$1,000,000	11/26/2023	03/18/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR2900000415	$1,000,000	11/26/2022	03/01/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900004296	$1,000,000	11/26/2021	04/21/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	10/16/2021	11/02/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	09/26/2020	07/28/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	6046077	$1,000,000	07/31/2017	05/18/2017	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	07/28/2021	10/16/2021	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	07/28/2020	09/26/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	07/28/2019	07/28/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900004296	$1,000,000	07/06/2022	11/26/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	06/25/2019	07/28/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001552	$1,000,000	06/25/2019	08/24/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24031464	$1,000,000	05/29/2024	03/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	6046077	$1,000,000	05/18/2017	06/19/2019	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900004296	$1,000,000	04/21/2022	07/06/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	ACP2900001374	$1,000,000	04/20/2017	07/16/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR2900000415	$1,000,000	03/24/2023	11/26/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	PC24031464	$1,000,000	03/18/2024	05/29/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	CAR2900000415	$1,000,000	03/01/2023	03/24/2023	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC013472	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	11/29/2021	-	-
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/31/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/05/2022
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/30/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/28/2023
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/29/2021
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/31/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/09/2020
MC013472	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/02/2019	REVOKED	11/22/2021
MC013472	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	08/02/2017	REVOKED	06/25/2019
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2021	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/21/2021
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/01/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	07/23/2020
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/09/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/21/2022
MC013472	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	04/20/2017	REVOKED	07/24/2017
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/25/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/25/2022
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/01/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/28/2023
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2024
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/19/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/14/2025
MC013472	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/02/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/21/2023

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89/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 89

Starts at 100−11 totalFinal 89

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−6

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

-6

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 45.4545% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−6 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 3 vehicles (~0.33 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 45.4545% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

ARGUS TRANS INC

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

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Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (17)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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