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ARGENTS AIR EXPRESS LTD

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Company CheckARGENTS AIR EXPRESS LTD · DOT 302337

DBA: ARGENTS EXPRESS GROUP

19 SHELTER COVE LN STE 206, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928-3541

DOT# 302337 MC# 541385 Hilton Head Island, South Carolina 20 years

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3

Power Units

2

Drivers

0

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Satisfactory

Safety Rating

2

Inspections

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Public record

4 events tracked · latest Jul 24, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 1

Nov 11, 2024
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 3

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).
Oct 19, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY).
Oct 17, 2025
Insurance policy cancelled (CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY).

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

Company Information

Legal NameARGENTS AIR EXPRESS LTD

DBA NameARGENTS EXPRESS GROUP

DOT Number302337

MC Number541385

Entity TypeCarrier & Broker

Operating StatusA - Active

LocationHilton Head Island, South Carolina

Added09/24/1987

MCS-15004/22/2025

Contact Details

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Physical Address19 SHELTER COVE LN STE 206, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928-3541

Mailing Address19 SHELTER COVE LN STE 206, HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC, 29928-3541

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority, so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

On File (FMCSA)$75,000

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked07/24/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeSURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY

Contact☎ (818) 867-6900
🌐 suretec.com

Filings on record4

Bond history

SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYsince Oct 1, 2013 · active

SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANYDec 2010 to Oct 2013 · replaced

WESTERN SURETY CO.Dec 2005 to Dec 2010 · CANCELLED

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeOTHER-GENERAL FREIGHT (EXCEPT HOUSEHOLD GOODS);AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC541385

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerActive

Operating20 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

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 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage81,510 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

2

Interstate

0

Intrastate

0

CDL

2

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review09/24/2024

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/02/2026

CompanyCONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #CSA80000000307-02

Last checked07/24/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet3 units

Drivers2

Mileage81,510 mi

Operating20 years

MCS-15004/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total1

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total1

Out of Service1

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total1

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 09/24/2024 | Rated: 09/24/2024

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

2024

1 · 1 OOS -

Crashes

No crashes on record.

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 Nov 2024, 1 inspections, 1 resulted in out-of-service (100% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 1 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

Hazardous Materials 1 violation · 1 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 (1)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
11/11/2024	IL	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-90	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections1

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
84	SURETY	SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY	5096245	$0	12/13/2010	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	WESTERN SURETY CO.	70011582	$0	12/13/2005	12/13/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	20 MS ZQ9014	$0	11/29/2005	10/17/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000307-01	$1,000,000	10/17/2024	10/17/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000307-01	$1,000,000	10/17/2024	10/19/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	CSA80000000307-00	$1,000,000	10/17/2023	10/17/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE USA INC.	BVR8407007	$1,000,000	10/17/2019	10/17/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	731 867 50	$1,000,000	10/17/2005	10/17/2019	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	731 867 50	$1,000,000	10/17/2005	12/07/2019	Cancelled
84	SURETY	SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY	5096245	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced
84	SURETY	SURETEC INSURANCE COMPANY	5096245	$0	10/01/2013	10/01/2013	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC541385	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	12/20/2005	-	-
MC541385	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/14/2010
MC541385	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/12/2019	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/20/2019
MC541385	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	09/23/2011	-	-
MC541385	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/22/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/16/2025
MC541385	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	09/20/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/18/2024

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95/100

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 95

95

Starts at 100−5 totalFinal 95

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

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% 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.