Carrier profile · USDOT 1343432 · MC-516134 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Tidewater Cartage Inc

3 power unitsLocal · 1 statesCHESAPEAKE, VA50/100
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Authority & Insurance

Active operating authority by type and the full insurance continuity timeline — insurer, policy, coverage, and any lapses — so you can confirm they can legally and adequately haul your load today.

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common
None
Contract
Active
Broker
None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$300,000 in force
Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census
Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$300K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $300K is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$300K BIPD last filed ’21 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $300,000 · WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Nov 2021

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals
InsurerPeriodLimitRenewals
SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANYNov 2020Nov 2021$300K1
EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANYNov 2018Nov 2020$300K2
HAMILTON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.Nov 2014Nov 2018$300K2
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGENov 2009Nov 2014$300K1
PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYOct 2005Nov 2009$300K1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.Jun 2005Jul 2009$300K2