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Armour Transportation Systems — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

37 years (granted 1988)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

209 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Polestar Transport Inc

DBA

Armour Transportation Systems

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

80 Guildford Ave, Dartmouth, NS B3B 0G3

Phone

—

Power units

66

Drivers

63

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC199409

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 09/11/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/15/2018
  • type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 09/11/2018 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/15/2018

Insurance filings

91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

0.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 209 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

4.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 209 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

aharquail@armour.ca — company domain

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Domain age

armour.ca registered 2000-10-24 (26 years)

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Mail host

Self-hosted / other

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

6

Reportable crashes

6

Tow-aways

4

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: MA 04/2026 · NJ 12/2025 · VA 05/2025 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 302025: 752024: 862023: 18
Level III — Driver-only: 88Level II — Walk-around: 69Level I — Full: 52
DateStateLevel
Jul 20, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 14, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jul 6, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jun 2, 2026MELevel I — Full
Jun 1, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 27, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 26, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 18, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 18, 2026MELevel I — Full
May 12, 2026MELevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026MELevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Apr 14, 2026NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026MELevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 2, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 17, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 10, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 30, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 30, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2026MELevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 21, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 13, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2026MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 23, 2025MELevel I — Full
Dec 8, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Dec 4, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Dec 1, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 19, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 17, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 16, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Oct 14, 2025MELevel I — Full
Oct 14, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 9, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2025MELevel I — Full
Sep 8, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 2, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 28, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 17, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jul 16, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 14, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jul 10, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 17, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Jun 13, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
Jun 10, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jun 5, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
May 22, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
May 16, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
May 6, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 29, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 26, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 16, 2025OHLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 12, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 8, 2025MELevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 31, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Mar 26, 2025NYLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 15, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2025SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 11, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 10, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Mar 7, 2025MOLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025MELevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2025VTLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 18, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 12, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 5, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Feb 4, 2025NYLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 3, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 27, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 23, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 22, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 19, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 17, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only
Jan 14, 2025MELevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 209 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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In the news

Recent coverage

Seaboard Transportation purchases Armour Transportation Systems - Truck News

Truck News · 2/19/2021

Seaboard Transport to buy fellow Atlantic Canada trucking company Armour - FreightWaves

FreightWaves · 2/20/2021

Armour Transportation Systems expands in the Maritimes - CBC

CBC · 9/19/2014

Cape Breton takes the wheel: Seaboard to acquire Moncton's Armour Transport - PNI Atlantic News

PNI Atlantic News · 2/19/2021

Philip Kane Obituary - Sydney, NS - Dignity Memorial

Dignity Memorial · 3/19/2018

‘A love letter to the industry’ - Truck News

Truck News · 11/5/2019

Via Google News — headlines may include similarly-named companies; verify before acting.

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