Carrier profile · USDOT 7735 · MC-646270 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Tidewater Direct LLC

5 power unitsRegional · 7 statesCENTREVILLE, MDUnrated

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-646270 STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 14 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 26.8 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Selective Way’08–’11

Peerless’10–’15

Trumbull’15–’19

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA · since Nov 2019

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRUMBULL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
PEERLESS INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2015	$750K	1
SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Jan 2011	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
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 across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CENTREVILLE, MD

300 TIDEWATER DRIVE

Top corridor

MD 9 · DE 6 · MO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tidewaterdirect.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1126626

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 300 TIDEWATER DRIVE, CENTREVILLE, MD, 21617
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (410) 758-1500
Fax: (410) 758-2478
Email: amackenzie@tidewaterdirect.com
Web domain: tidewaterdirect.com

Registration

Officers: Jennifer Eisenberg · Geoffrey Eisenberg
USDOT / docket: 7735 · MC-646270
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 28, 2025 · 291,053 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 17, 1992
D-U-N-S: 614684996

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

291,053

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC.

TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC (USDOT 7735) has no Vektor safety score in the FMCSA-backed profile snapshot refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 17, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC's USDOT number?

TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC's USDOT number is 7735, and its motor carrier number is MC-646270.

Is TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC's safety record?

TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating.

How big is TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC's fleet?

TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC based?

TIDEWATER DIRECT LLC is based in CENTREVILLE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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