POLESTAR TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 285180 · Doing business as ARMOUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (66 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileNational Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Out-of-service rate5.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)6 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 285180 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-199409 |
| Legal Name | POLESTAR TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | ARMOUR TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | — |
| Address | 80 GUILDFORD AVE, Dartmouth, NS, B3B 0G3 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20150206) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $1,000,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2025-04-30 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A I Transport | $1,000,000 | BMC-91X | 2025-04-30 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
|---|
- 2018-10-18 — Reinstated — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active REINSTATED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 79 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 85 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 69 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 140 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 6 total (0 fatal, 4 with injuries, 6 towaway) |
- 2026-04-14 — MA — towaway
- 2025-12-08 — NJ — towaway
- 2025-05-05 — VA — 2 injured, towaway
- 2025-04-26 — NY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-03-16 — ME — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (19), 20 (9), 23 (8).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 66 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 63 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 16,427,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 07-MAR-25 |
POLESTAR TRANSPORT INC operates 66 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in NS.
Nearby
Other carriers in Dartmouth, NS
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- CONRADS TRANSPORT LIMITED — USDOT 103359, 26 power units
- ALFRED H FLOYD MOVING AND TRUCKING LTD — USDOT 266417, 5 power units
- TRUEFOAM LTD — USDOT 21849, 1 power units
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