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ARGUS CARRIERS LTD

DOT# 885825
ACTIVE

Trust Score

99 / 100
A Excellent

Components

Compliance · 40% 100
Safety · 35% 98
Insurance · 25% 100
Confidence: high · based on FMCSA safety, insurance & authority data How is this calculated?

Overview

Contact

Phone: (604) 433-1556

Fax: (604) 433-3547

Email: georgek@arguscarriers.com

Company Officers

GEORGE KASSIMATIS

JOANNA K. SCOTT

Business Info

Fleet

19

Power Units

19

Drivers

Equipment Breakdown

Owned Tractors19

Authority

Status: ACTIVE

FMCSA add date: Jun 9, 2000

Common authority: Dec 16, 1992

Contract authority: Dec 16, 1992

Authority History (9)

Authority TypeActionDate
PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDERGRANTEDSep 28, 2023
PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDAug 2, 2023
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 16, 2005 → Jan 9, 2006
CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 16, 2005 → Jan 9, 2006
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONNov 4, 2005 → Nov 23, 2005
COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION → DISCONTINUED REVOCATIONJul 25, 2005 → Aug 3, 2005
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATEDJun 6, 2003
MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED → REVOKEDDec 16, 1992 → May 14, 2003
MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTEDDec 16, 1992

Cargo Types

General FreightMetal/Sheets/CoilsBuilding MaterialsMachinery/Large ObjectsLiquids/GasesChemicalsBeveragesPaper Products

Active Certifications

Property

MCS-150

Last updated: Oct 9, 2025

Mileage: 4,783,228 (2024)

Operation Classification

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier Operation

Interstate

Recent Changes

Identitylegal name: ARGUS CARRIERS LTD. → ARGUS CARRIERS LTDJun 19, 2026
Authoritybroker authority status: ACTIVE → NONEJun 19, 2026
Identitylegal name: ARGUS CARRIERS LTD → ARGUS CARRIERS LTD.Jun 18, 2026
Authoritybroker authority status: NONE → ACTIVEJun 18, 2026
Identitylegal name: ARGUS CARRIERS LTD. → ARGUS CARRIERS LTDJun 10, 2026

Safety

Out-of-Service Rates

Driver38 inspections
0.0%
6.0%
Carrier National avg
Vehicle14 inspections
7.1%
22.6%
Carrier National avg
Hazmat

No hazmat inspections

Overall38 inspections
2.6%
Carrier

Crash Summary

0

Fatal

0

Injury

1.0

per 1M miles

1

Towaway

1

Total

BASIC Violations

Unsafe Driving8
Driver Fitness0
Hours of Service5
Drug / Alcohol0
Vehicle Maintenance12

Safety Measurement System (SMS)

FMCSA's official per-BASIC roadside-performance measures over the trailing 24 months, computed from the 35 inspections below. A measure of 0 means no recorded violations in that BASIC — not necessarily a strong safety record on a small sample. FMCSA does not publish peer-group percentiles for property carriers, so the underlying measures — not percentile rankings — are shown; Hazmat Compliance and Crash Indicator are not published.

SMS Inspections (24 mo)

35

Total

0

Driver OOS

1

Vehicle OOS

BASIC Measures

Unsafe Driving3.637 insp w/ viol
Hours of Service0.414 insp w/ viol
Driver Fitness0.000 insp w/ viol
Controlled Substances0.000 insp w/ viol
Vehicle Maintenance3.706 insp w/ viol

Insurance

$5,000,000

BIPD Coverage

On file

Cargo Coverage

5 policies on file5 active
TypeStatusInsurerPolicy #CoverageEffectiveExpiresForm
BIPD Active NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONP04180605$1,000,000May 31, 202491X
BIPD Active NORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONP04180605$5,000,000May 31, 202491X
SURETY Active ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY902007872-800162979Sep 25, 202384
SURETY Active ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY902007872-800162979Jul 13, 202384
CARGO Active CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.MPR 0828852Dec 1, 200534

Insurance History (12)

TypeInsurerStatusCoverageEffectiveCancelled
BIPD · F91XNORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONReplacedTERM/REPL$1,000,000Sep 19, 2023May 31, 2024
BIPD · F91XNORTHBRIDGE GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATIONReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Mar 31, 2020May 31, 2024
BIPD · F91XINSURANCE CORPORATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIAReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Dec 1, 2011Mar 31, 2020
CARGO · F34CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.CancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Aug 2, 2005Dec 1, 2005
CARGO · F34CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.CancelledTERM/CANCL$5,000,000Dec 1, 2004Aug 21, 2005
CARGO · F34CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Dec 1, 2004Aug 2, 2005
BIPD · F91XNATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYCancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Sep 1, 2003Dec 1, 2011
CARGO · F34NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANYReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000May 27, 2003Dec 1, 2004
CARGO · F34THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.CancelledCANCEL$5,000,000Dec 1, 1999Mar 2, 2003
BIPD · F91VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Jun 26, 1997Sep 1, 2003
BIPD · F91VIRGINIA SURETY COMPANY, INC.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Dec 1, 1992Jun 26, 1997
CARGO · F34FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.ReplacedTERM/REPL$5,000,000Dec 1, 1992Dec 1, 1999

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