USDOT 45599MC096560MC163150

Tidewater Express Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Inspections

21 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Tidewater Express Inc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

4011 Crisfield Highway, Crisfield, MD 21817

Phone

(410) 968-2700

Power units

8

Drivers

12

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC096560

Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

MC163150

Common: Active · Contract: None · Broker: None

Property: · Passenger: · HHG: · BIPD filed: · Cargo: · Bond:

Authority history

  • Rejected — Motor Property Common Carrier

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

4.8%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 21 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

14.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 21 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

smrohs@tidewaterexpress.com — company domain

Domain age

tidewaterexpress.com registered 2003-12-01 (23 years)

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: DE 05/2025 · VA 10/2024 · DE 11/2023 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 42025: 62024: 11
Level II — Walk-around: 13Level III — Driver-only: 5Level I — Full: 3
DateStateLevel
May 13, 2026MDLevel I — Full
Mar 31, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 25, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 16, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 17, 2025VALevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2025MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2025MALevel III — Driver-only
May 15, 2025CTLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 30, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2024MDLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 7, 2024DELevel II — Walk-around
May 29, 2024VALevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
May 2, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 5, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 25, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 27, 2024MDLevel I — Full
Feb 26, 2024CTLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 29, 2024MDLevel II — Walk-around

Most recent 21 of 21 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

No recent news coverage found for "Tidewater Express Inc" — for most small carriers, no news is good news.

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