VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
TIDEWATER TRANSIT CO INC
USDOT 90882 · MC-115831 · 6174 HWY 70 W, KINSTON, NC 28504
88Clear to loadLow riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 4, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 1
- Fatal crash on record — 17 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 4
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 52 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1974.
- Out-of-service rates below national average — Both vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 999 inspections.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- Active
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (May 21, 2018)
- Authority age
- 52 yr
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (252) 523-4103
- jfaulkner@tidewater-transit.com
- Website
- tidewater-transit.com
- Address
- 6174 HWY 70 W, KINSTON, NC 28504
Fleet
- Power units
- 305
- Drivers
- 264
- Observed units
- 602
- Avg fleet age
- 10 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $5M
- Cargo on file
- Yes
- Cargo limit
- $5M
- Bond on file
- Yes
- Lapses
- 1
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 10.8% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 0.8% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 643
- Crashes
- 22
- Fatal crashes
- 17
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 1.44 | 63% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.21 | 55% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.03 | 12% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1.91 | 23% | Vektor est. | — |