ARGEE TRANSPORT CO

DOT# 73644 MC# 178459 Des Moines, IA Authorized For-Hire
(515) 262-8044 bradk@argeetrans.com 1987 Ne 54th Avenue, Des Moines IA 50313
14 tractors · all owned 14 drivers 1.1M mi/yr · ~78k per unit
HazMat
Strong
FRED Score 77.9 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 23 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
14 · 14
Annual miles
1.1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 40 0 0 40

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (04-13-2017) · 9 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
BRAD KOHLWES
Officer
MIRANDA LOZIER

Cargo

67.5
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Oilfield Equipment General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Other: WIND TOWERS & BLADES Farm Supplies Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.73×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.6 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.65× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jul 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
23
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.0%
2 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 23
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 0 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 1.50 1.11
Violations 0.29 0.89
Critical violations 0.07 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

8 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Tires 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.
on record since Apr 1, 2005 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
Cargo filing
on file · AGCS MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY since Apr 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since May 13, 2022)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Iowa (HQ) 5
  • Nebraska 5
  • Missouri 2
  • South Dakota 2
  • Georgia 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Indiana 1
  • Minnesota 1

22% of inspections were in its home state.