Tidewater Contractors 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
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3
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
- 41
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 19
- Annualized
- ≈10 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
- 393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 27 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 19 total · 0 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2020 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 20, 2018 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2017 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 18, 2015 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 13, 2012 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 8, 2008 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 12, 2006 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 16, 2005 | CA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Mar 8, 2005 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Aug 31, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Aug 6, 2004 | CA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jun 23, 2004 | CA | 0 | 3 | Yes |
| Jan 30, 2004 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 15, 2002 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Sep 14, 2001 | CA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 8, 1998 | OR | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 10, 1997 | OR | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 21, 1992 | OR | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 14, 1990 | OR | 0 | 0 | No |