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USDOT 90882MC115831

Tidewater Transit Co Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

45 years (granted 1980)

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Liability filing

$5M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

954 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Tidewater Transit Co Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

6174 Hwy 70 W, Kinston, NC 28504

Phone

(252) 523-4103

Power units

305

Drivers

264

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC115831

Common: Active · Contract: Active · Broker: None

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

Authority history

  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Common
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Revocation records

  • type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 10/11/2005 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 11/14/2005

Insurance filings

34 — Hanover Insurance Co.
84 — Hartford Fire Insurance Company
91X — National Union Fire Ins. Co. Of Pitsbgh. Pa · coverage $5M (as filed)
91X — National Fire & Marine Insurance Co. · coverage $5M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.2%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 954 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

7.3%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 954 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

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On-file email

jfaulkner@tidewater-transit.com — company domain

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Mail host

Enterprise (Barracuda)

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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

23

Reportable crashes

23

Tow-aways

7

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 08/2026 · GA 04/2026 · AR 04/2026 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 1942025: 3352024: 3162023: 109
Level I — Full: 333Level III — Driver-only: 316Level II — Walk-around: 305
DateStateLevel
Sep 3, 2026ALLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 2, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Sep 1, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 30, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 28, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 26, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 24, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 21, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 21, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2026MILevel III — Driver-only
Aug 19, 2026ALLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 18, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 18, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 16, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 14, 2026GALevel II — Walk-around
Aug 13, 2026GALevel I — Full
Aug 11, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Aug 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 8, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 7, 2026WVLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 6, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026TNLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026LALevel I — Full
Aug 3, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 3, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 30, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 28, 2026OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 23, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jul 23, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 21, 2026MDLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 19, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 13, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 13, 2026FLLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 11, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jul 11, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 10, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 9, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Jul 3, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 2, 2026NCLevel I — Full
Jul 1, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 1, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 30, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2026SCLevel I — Full
Jun 24, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 23, 2026GALevel I — Full
Jun 20, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 19, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 16, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Jun 9, 2026ILLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 8, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 2, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 1, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
May 26, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 20, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
May 19, 2026MOLevel III — Driver-only
May 19, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
May 18, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026KSLevel I — Full
May 13, 2026SCLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 12, 2026KYLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026NCLevel I — Full
May 12, 2026TXLevel I — Full
May 6, 2026KYLevel III — Driver-only
May 6, 2026OHLevel I — Full
May 4, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 4, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
May 3, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 2, 2026SCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 29, 2026GALevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2026TNLevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026GALevel I — Full
Apr 27, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 26, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 23, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Apr 23, 2026MSLevel I — Full
Apr 22, 2026KYLevel I — Full
Apr 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 21, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 19, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 17, 2026WVLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 954 inspections on file.

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