Tideport Distributing Inc
Safety
Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
- Registered power units
- 49
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 86
- Annualized
- ≈43 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr
BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 4 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 4 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
15 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent May 29, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.
Trending worse — 88% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.
Crash history· 172 total · 3 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2021 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| 2013 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2007 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2001 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1999 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1996 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 9 | |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1993 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1992 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 22, 2026 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 15, 2025 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 14, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 18, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 3, 2023 | TX | 0 | 1 | No |
| Apr 24, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 5, 2023 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 5, 2022 | LA | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Jan 20, 2022 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Sep 10, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 5, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 23, 2021 | TX | 0 | 2 | No |
| Jan 4, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 2, 2021 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 18, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2020 | TX | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Apr 8, 2020 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Dec 27, 2019 | TX | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 25, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 31, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 28, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 2019 | TX | 0 | 0 | Yes |