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ARGEE TRANSPORT CO

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Company CheckARGEE TRANSPORT CO · DOT 73644

1987 NE 54TH AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

DOT# 73644 MC# 178459 Des Moines, Iowa 41 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 Sep 8, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jul 7, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jun 30, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 14, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
May 13, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

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

Contact Details

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Physical Address1987 NE 54TH AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

Mailing Address1987 NE 54TH AVENUE, DES MOINES, IA, 50313

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 · 06/03/2026

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

Last checked09/08/2026

TypeSurety Bond (BMC-84)

Surety / TrusteeCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.

Contact☎ (877) 672-6115
🌐 cnasurety.com

Bond history

CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.since Oct 1, 2013 · active

UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.Aug 1993 to Oct 2013 · replaced

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Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC178459

CommonActive

ContractActive

BrokerActive

Operating41 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 1.28 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .1 · 3 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 1.9 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1,026,981 miles

Mileage Year2023

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)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS11.1% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review10/13/2016

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type84

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/03/2026

CompanyCONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.

Policy #929585463

Last checked09/08/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet14 units

Drivers14

Mileage1,026,981 mi

Operating41 years

MCS-15004/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Safety RatingSatisfactory

Driver Inspections

Total31

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total18

Out of Service2

OOS Rate11.1%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 10/13/2016 | Rated: 04/13/2017

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

5 · 0 OOS -

2024

18 · 1 OOS ▲

2025

12 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

8 · 0 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 Jul 2026, 23 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (8.7% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

19 roadside violations across 23 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

Unsafe Driving 12 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 4 violations · 0 OOS

Vehicle Maintenance 3 violations · 2 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 (43)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/07/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	WYTHEVILLE VA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2026	WI	Driver-Only (Level III)	HANCOCK WI	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2026	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	NORTH PLATTE NE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/13/2026	MN	Driver-Only (Level III)	EAGLE LAKE MN	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/11/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	MIDWAY SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/13/2026	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-88	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/30/2026	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	I-80 EB REST AREA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
01/14/2026	SD	Driver-Only (Level III)	VERMILLION SD	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/04/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	ARGYLE IA	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
10/03/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MM92 WB HWY 92	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/30/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	10 - I35 NB MM 30 OSCEOLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/24/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	HWY 218 HOUGHTON	3	0	2	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/22/2025	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	EASTON MO	1	1	0	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	WAVERLY WEST BOUND	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/12/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH45 NB NEW WAVERLY SCALE	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
03/03/2025	IA	Driver-Only (Level III)	45 - HWY 218 NB MM 29 PILOT GR	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	KENTLAND IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/15/2025	NE	Driver-Only (Level III)	HEBRON 81 SCALE	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/24/2024	GA	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANSFIELD GA	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/31/2024	WA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CLE ELUM WA	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/18/2024	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	MANCHESTER TN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/26/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/16/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/14/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/13/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/12/2024	MO	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON MO	1	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/19/2024	WI	Walk-Around (Level II)	MADISON WI	5	2	0	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/25/2024	IA	Walk-Around (Level II)	OSCEOLA AVE & CURTIS ST	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2023	NY	Full (Level I)	KIRKWOOD (NB)	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVINGTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVINGTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/02/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	COVINGTON IN	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/19/2023	IN	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-74 IL STATE LINE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

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

Total Inspections36

Unsafe Driving 2 viols

HOS Compliance 3 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 4 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
34	CARGO	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	KK06300223	$0	12/15/1993	08/01/1995	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	KK06300223	$1,000,000	12/15/1993	04/01/2005	Replaced
84	SURETY	UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	200130 10939935	$0	08/02/1993	10/01/2013	Replaced
34	CARGO	ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	MTC I06544782	$0	08/01/1995	04/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI97909750	$0	04/01/2008	04/01/2010	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97907624	$0	04/01/2005	04/01/2008	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI	$0	04/01/2001	04/01/2001	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI	$0	04/01/2001	05/03/2001	Cancelled
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97904070	$0	04/01/2001	04/01/2005	Replaced
34	CARGO	FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	MXI 97904070	$0	04/01/2001	05/29/2005	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC178459	PROPERTY BROKER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	REINSTATED	12/14/2005	-	-
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	12/10/1984	TRANSFERRED	07/03/1993
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/10/1984	TRANSFERRED	07/03/1993
MC178459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/1987	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/22/1988
MC178459	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/04/2013	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/22/2013
MC178459	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/02/1993	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/24/1993
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	07/23/1993	REVOKED	12/12/2005
MC178459	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	07/23/1993	REVOKED	12/12/2005
MC178459	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	07/23/1993	REVOKED	12/12/2005
MC178459	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2022
MC178459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2022
MC178459	BROKER	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	04/05/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	05/13/2022
MC178459	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	02/12/1988	TRANSFERRED	07/03/1993
MC178459	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/1994
MC178459	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/14/1994
MC178459	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	01/30/1994	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	02/23/1994

No revocation records.

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100/100

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

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

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

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

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.

ARGEE TRANSPORT CO

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Operating Authorities

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (43)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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