Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 4534838 · MC-1798689
TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC
DBA TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL
1 power unitsSAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1798689 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNew entrant, limited track record
Operating authority00 yr active
since 2026Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityNew
0 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2026 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC safe to work with?
Is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC safe to load? TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 4534838, MC-1798689) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 0 years (under the 24-month threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-18.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-18
TETIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC 94
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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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tidewaterequip.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 196740USDOT 197553USDOT 1279107USDOT 3239468USDOT 3713686
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (912) 638-7726
- Web domain
- tidewaterequip.com
Registration
- Officers
- Earl C Terry Jr. · Michael Ketcham
- USDOT / docket
- 4534838 · MC-1798689
- First registered
- 02/17/2026
- Last MCS-150
- 02/17/2026 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
—Annual mileage
07
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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?
TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 4534838, and its motor carrier number is MC-1798689.
Is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-18, TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC's fleet?
TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC based?
TIDEWATER EQUIPMENT RENTAL COMPANY LLC is based in SAINT SIMONS ISLAND, GA.