TIDEWATER EXPRESS 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
13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2
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
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 13
- Annualized
- ≈7 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.8 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
- 393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
- 393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
ELD & hours-of-service
No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 23 inspections — a clean logging history.
Crash history· 60 total · 2 in 24 mo
| Year | Crashes | Fatal | Injury | Tow | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2012 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Date | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2025 | DE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Oct 12, 2024 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2023 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 4, 2022 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Nov 13, 2021 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Feb 9, 2021 | MA | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Jul 30, 2019 | NJ | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| May 9, 2019 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Mar 18, 2019 | MD | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Mar 10, 2019 | MA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Feb 20, 2018 | VA | 0 | 2 | No |
| Aug 3, 2017 | MD | 0 | 1 | No |
| Jul 10, 2017 | MD | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Jan 25, 2017 | VA | 1 | 0 | Yes |
| Jul 25, 2016 | DE | 0 | 2 | Yes |
| Dec 20, 2015 | MD | 0 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 6, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Oct 23, 2015 | MD | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jun 21, 2015 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 1, 2015 | CT | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Apr 28, 2015 | VA | 1 | 1 | Yes |
| Nov 3, 2014 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| May 27, 2014 | VA | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 29, 2014 | DE | 0 | 0 | Yes |
| Jan 17, 2014 | SC | 0 | 1 | Yes |