HaulerCheck · https://haulercheck.com/carrier/90882-tidewater-transit-company-inc/ · Checked 2026-10-20 09:17 UTC · Census and inspections Oct 19, 2026 · Authority and insurance: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC
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Cargo cover filed: $5,000
Green means the FMCSA record shows it. It does not confirm who you are talking to, or that a policy covers your specific load.
What to verify next
- Confirm authority and insurance on the official Motus record ↗. Safety record: SAFER ↗.
- Call back on the number on file, (252) 523-4103, not a number from an email or load board.
- Check that the MC number you were given is MC115831.
- Ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
Insurance on file
Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. Cargo cover filed: $5,000.
| Type | Docket | Layer | Insurer | Coverage | Effective | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo | MC115831 | — | The Hanover Insurance Company Policy IHR A040084 · BMC-34 | $5,000 | Nov 29, 2017 | Active |
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC115831 | Primary | NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. Policy 7742291 · BMC-91X | $2,000,000 | Jul 1, 2026 | Active |
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC115831 | — | NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURGH, PA. Policy XS6947031 · BMC-91X | $3,000,000 | Jul 1, 2026 | Active |
| Liability (BI&PD) | MC115831 | Excess over $2,000,000 | National Fire & Marine Insurance Company Policy 42-XSF-302749-03 · BMC-91X | $5,000,000 | Jul 1, 2018 | Active |
| Surety Bond | MC115831 | — | Hartford Fire Insurance Company Policy 14BSBJG5119 · BMC-84 | $75,000 | Sep 4, 2024 | Active |
Insurance that ended since 2024 · 2 policies
| Ended | Type | Insurer | Effective | How it ended |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | Liability (BI&PD) MC115831 | NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA Policy 7742291 | Jul 1, 2024 | Replaced |
| Jul 1, 2024 | Liability (BI&PD) MC115831 | NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA Policy 7742291 | Jul 1, 2023 | Replaced |
"Replaced" means a new filing took over the day the old one ended. "Cancelled" means the insurer or the company ended the policy; if no replacement was filed in time, the company was uninsured with FMCSA in between.
Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.
Confirm current filings: Motus record ↗ and ask the insurer for a certificate naming you as holder.
Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
44 of 418 · North Carolina avg 21.9%
5 of 639 · North Carolina avg 5.9%
By quarter inspections and vehicle out-of-service rate
Bar height: inspections in the quarter. Percentage: vehicles put out of service, of vehicle inspections. The first and last quarters are partial.
Where it was inspected 32 states and provinces, 24 months
- NC 198 31.0%
- SC 98 15.3%
- TN 93 14.6%
- GA 65 10.2%
- FL 27 4.2%
- KY 22 3.4%
Vehicles seen at inspections different VINs, 24 months
Power units: 259
254 tractors · 4 straight trucks · 1 other units
Volvo 304Freightliner 17Kenworth 9Peterbilt 8International 2
305 power units declared on the MCS-150. Inspections see only part of a fleet, so fewer here is normal; many more can mean the registration is out of date.
Trailers: 359
343 semi-trailers · 8 full trailers · 7 other units · 1 intermodal chassis
Polar 125Heil 104Brenner 94Wabash 5Mack 3Trail King 2
Includes trailers the company pulled but does not own, such as shipper or leasing trailers.
Shippers named on inspection reports 24 months
Eastman Chemical Company 27Eastman Chemical Co 15Eastman Chemical 11Southern States 10Nova Molecular Sumter 8Brenntag Global Marketing 7Southern States Chemical 7Chemours 6
As written by roadside inspectors, who note the shipper on the bill of lading. Only names that appear on at least three different carriers' reports are shown, so private individuals are never listed. A shipper on a report is not a reference.
10 most recent inspections
| Date | State | Level | Violations | Out of service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | NC | 3 | 0 | No |
| Oct 15, 2026 | NC | 3 | 0 | No |
| Oct 15, 2026 | TN | 2 | 0 | No |
| Oct 14, 2026 | TN | 1 | 3 | No |
| Oct 12, 2026 | GA | 1 | 1 | No |
| Oct 8, 2026 | NY | 1 | 2 | No |
| Oct 7, 2026 | SC | 2 | 0 | No |
| Oct 7, 2026 | FL | 2 | 1 | No |
| Oct 7, 2026 | SC | 3 | 0 | No |
| Oct 6, 2026 | VA | 1 | 0 | No |
How these rates are calculated
Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The North Carolina average covers 60,527 vehicle and 117,843 driver inspections of all North Carolina-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗
Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months
275 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 53 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.
Why is this different from the 381 violations above?
The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.
| Category (FMCSA BASIC) | Violations | Out of service | Share | North Carolina share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 159 | 45 | 57.8% | 63.4% |
| Unsafe Driving | 48 | 0 | 17.5% | 13.4% |
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 47 | 2 | 17.1% | 15.8% |
| Hazardous Materials Compliance | 17 | 3 | 6.2% | 0.4% |
| Driver Fitness | 4 | 3 | 1.5% | 6.3% |
10 most frequent violations
| Violation | Times | Out of service |
|---|---|---|
| State/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation Misc Violations · Unsafe Driving · code 3922SLLLR | 14 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2BAIR | 13 | 0 |
| Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL | 12 | 12 |
| HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39524 | 8 | 0 |
| Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345DB | 8 | 0 |
| Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998 Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB | 8 | 0 |
| HOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a EOBR Related · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 39522H4ELDBRODS | 7 | 0 |
| Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB | 7 | 0 |
| Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E | 7 | 0 |
| Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS | 5 | 5 |
Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the North Carolina column is the mix across all North Carolina-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.
Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026
10 most recent crashes
| Date | Location | Fatalities | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | Rural (Fulton County), AR | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | Fayetteville, NC | 0 | 2 |
| Apr 10, 2026 | Doraville, GA | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 2026 | Viola, AR | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Havre De Grace, MD | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 30, 2025 | Not Listed, TX | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Not Listed, TX | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2025 | Denham Springs, LA | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 23, 2025 | College Park, GA | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 22, 2025 | Chattanooga, TN | 0 | 0 |
Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.
Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026
| USDOT number | 90882 |
|---|---|
| MC / docket | MC115831 |
| Legal name | TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC |
| Operation | Interstate |
| Business type | Corporation |
| Power units | 305 |
| Drivers | 264 |
| Annual mileage | 20,017,600 (2025) |
| Hazmat | Yes |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory (May 21, 2018) |
| USDOT number added | Jun 1, 1974 · 52 years ago |
| Last MCS-150 update | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Email domain on file | @tidewater-transit.com |
Equipment as declared on the MCS-150
| Owned | Term-leased | |
|---|---|---|
| Tractors | 273 | 32 |
| Trailers | 646 | 0 |
Term-leased equipment usually belongs to owner-operators driving under this company's authority.
Cargo carried
General FreightLiquids/GasesIntermodal ContainersChemicalsCommodities Dry Bulk
Change history
No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.
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Questions about TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC
What does TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC's operating authority allow?
MC115831: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).
Which information about TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC is old or missing?
Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.
What should I verify before booking TIDEWATER TRANSIT COMPANY INC?
Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 90882. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (252) 523-4103, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC115831, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.
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Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).
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