401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2024

ARDS 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$2M
Total assets Small plan by assets
197
Participants Below avg headcount
27th
Percentile by assets National rank
$8,182
Avg per participant Low balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by ARDS · South Carolina · Transportation & Warehousing

$2M in assets, 197 participants

ARDS's Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $2M in total assets and 197 participants in its 2024 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 27th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #920 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)

ARDS multi-year trail

ARDS's plans moved +186.2% in assets from 2022 to 2024; this filing shows Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan at $2M / 197 participants.

#920
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,299 peers)
+45.6%
assets growth YoY

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan among the smaller filed plans by assets

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2024 · DOL Form 5500

$1,611,775 27th percentile higher than 27% of 123,620 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2024

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2024 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (197 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2023 → plan year 2024

  • Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $1M in the plan year 2023 filing to $2M in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income fell from $543K in the plan year 2023 filing to $505K in the plan year 2024 filing.
  • Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 191 in the plan year 2023 filing to 197 in the plan year 2024 filing.

See the national 2023→2024 release diff →

Form 5500 schedule snapshot

Filing strip 570604441 · ARDS PY 2024 · 401(k)

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan · $2M · 197 · 27th

  • BOY $2M
  • BOY 197
  • BOY 27th
  • BOY 401(k)
  • BOY near L. a. Signs, Inc. Pension Transfer Trust Plan
  • BOY ind #920

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in South Carolina →

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024.

ARDS multi-year asset trail

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All ARDS plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$2M 186.1608086059076% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$0M$0.5M$1M$1.5M$2M 202220232024 $0.56M $1.61M ▲ +187.5%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 175 $563K
2023 1 191 $1M
2024 1 197 $2M

ARDS filing trail (2024)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1M
Net Assets (End of Year)$2M
Net Income$505K
Employer EIN570604441
Plan Effective Date2021-01-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Nearby 401(k) Plans in South Carolina

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -500005000100001500020000 -1012345 Total assets ($B) Participants Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.001611775 · Participants: 197Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) PlanMichelin 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 4.477517422 · Participants: 15095Michelin 401(k) Savings PlanThe Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.829914985 · Participants: 9296The Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC Defined Contribution PlanSonoco Retirement & Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.663698617 · Participants: 11813Sonoco Retirement & Savings PlanBlue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.460862801 · Participants: 11878Blue Cross Blue Shield of Sc Employee Savings and Salary Reduction PlanThe Milliken Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.350798497 · Participants: 5733The Milliken Retirement Plan
Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in South Carolina, assets vs. participants
Compare Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside South Carolina, the nearest 401(k) by assets is L. a. Signs, Inc. Pension Transfer Trust Plan in CA ($2M); by covered participants it is Applied Mechanical Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (197 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (197 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2024. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2024? ▼
Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 45.6% during 2024, from $1M to $2M. Reported net income was $505K.
How have ARDS plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), ARDS's sponsor-wide assets grew 186.2%, from $563K to $2M.
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is L. a. Signs, Inc. Pension Transfer Trust Plan in CA ($2M, 7 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Ard Trucking Co., Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Applied Mechanical Systems, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan in OH (197 participants, $17M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2024.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 570604441.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.