Carrier profile · USDOT 2979436 · MC-13472 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Argus Trans Inc

3 power unitsavg 11.3 yrLocal · 2 statesLINDEN, NJ86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-13472 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 419-4541 Email dispatchargustransinc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 54.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
180.519 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Nationalspecialty’19–’24

Prime Property’24–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$1M	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Jun 2019 → Mar 2024	$1M	14
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2017 → May 2017	$1M	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Apr 2017 → Jul 2017	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 4

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LINDEN, NJ

103 N WOOD AVE STE E

Top corridor

NJ 6 · NY 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 103 N WOOD AVE STE E, LINDEN, NJ, 07036
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (718) 419-4541
Fax: (908) 486-0707
Email: argustransinc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Nataliya Smotrich
USDOT / docket: 2979436 · MC-13472
First registered: Feb 27, 2017
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 104,446 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 18, 2018
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

104,446

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ARGUS TRANS INC.

ARGUS TRANS INC (USDOT 2979436) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC effective Mar 18, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 18, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARGUS TRANS INC's USDOT number?

ARGUS TRANS INC's USDOT number is 2979436, and its motor carrier number is MC-13472.

Is ARGUS TRANS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ARGUS TRANS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARGUS TRANS INC's safety record?

ARGUS TRANS INC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ARGUS TRANS INC's fleet?

ARGUS TRANS INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ARGUS TRANS INC based?

ARGUS TRANS INC is based in LINDEN, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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