Carrier profile · USDOT 90882 · MC-115831 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC

305 power unitsavg 10 yrNational · 34 statesKINSTON, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-115831 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

305Power units

258 observed · MCS-150

339Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 523-4103 Email dispatchJFAULKNER@TIDEWATER-TRANSIT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record17 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 999 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

22 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

305 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

643 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 417 vehicle and 643 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.5 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

612 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 37

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 305-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 305
Inspections · 24 mo: 643
Annualized: ≈322 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

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 Driving123 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance56 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance49 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 27 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 8 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lexington’05–’08

National Union’07–’10

Lexington’08–’11

Lexington’12–’16

National Union’13–’16

National Union’19–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jul 2025

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2019 → Jul 2025	$5M	7
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Sep 2020	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2018 → Jul 2019	$5M	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2019	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2016 → Jan 2018	$5M	4
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2016 → Jan 2018	$5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$5M	3
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2016	$5M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$5M	2
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$5M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2011	$5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2007 → Jul 2010	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Jul 2008	$5M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2005 → Jul 2007	$5M	1
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Oct 2004	$5M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → Nov 2005	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 305
Observed power (24 mo): 258
Trailers (towed): 339

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

634

NC busiest

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

Home base

KINSTON, NC

6174 HWY 70 W

Top corridor

NC 217 · SC 95 · TN 87

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2169442Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (44 trucks · 37 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3039356 USDOT 4147977 USDOT 80806 USDOT 1675917 USDOT 239699 USDOT 3395714 USDOT 2494310 USDOT 2169442

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tidewater-transit.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4295077

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

305

Observed (24 mo)

258

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6174 HWY 70 W, KINSTON, NC, 28504
Mailing address: PO BOX 189, KINSTON, NC, 28501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (252) 523-4103
Cell: (919) 922-1910
Fax: (252) 523-4103
Email: jfaulkner@tidewater-transit.com
Web domain: tidewater-transit.com

Registration

Officers: Jack Mcnairy · Johnathan Faulkner
USDOT / docket: 90882 · MC-115831
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 21, 2026 · 20,017,600 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 21, 2018
D-U-N-S: 3458643

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

305

Power units

264

Drivers

264

CDL drivers

20,017,600

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 TRANSIT CO INC.

TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC (USDOT 90882) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 643 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 417 vehicle-level and 643 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 17 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 305 power units and 264 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 21, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 21, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC's USDOT number?

TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC's USDOT number is 90882, and its motor carrier number is MC-115831.

Is TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC's safety record?

TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC has a 10.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 999 roadside inspections, with 22 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).