Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 273984
ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO
DBA ARGO GRADING AND PAVING INC
12 power unitsPHENIX CITY, AL
CARRIER INACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
12Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 12 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4040 yr active
since 1986Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO safe to work with?
Is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO safe to load? ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO (USDOT 273984) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in PHENIX CITY, AL, operating 12 power units and 15 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ACARGO CONSTRUCTION CO 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 12
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PHENIX CITY, AL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mindspring.com — 812 carriers: USDOT 62285USDOT 63353USDOT 63415USDOT 69074USDOT 91669USDOT 108791USDOT 113221USDOT 118777
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 107 US HIGHWAY 431 S, PHENIX CITY, AL, 36869-7170
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 2428, PHENIX CITY, AL, 36868-2428
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 297-2292
- Cell
- (706) 577-3148
- Fax
- (334) 298-3947
- Web domain
- mindspring.com
Registration
- Officers
- Steve D Argo · Margie M Argo
- USDOT / docket
- 273984
- First registered
- 06/04/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 04/06/2006 · 167,000 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 78971041
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO's USDOT number?
ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO's USDOT number is 273984.
Is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO's fleet?
ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO operates 12 power units and 15 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO based?
ARGO CONSTRUCTION CO is based in PHENIX CITY, AL.