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Company CheckTIDEWATER CARTAGE INC · DOT 1343432

540 WICKWOOD DR, CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23322

DOT# 1343432 MC# 516134 Chesapeake, Virginia 21 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$300,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 9, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

Jun 5, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 31, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Aug 27, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Jul 25, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($300,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(757) 439-1410

Email[email protected]

Physical Address540 WICKWOOD DR, CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23322

Mailing Address540 WICKWOOD DR, CHESAPEAKE, VA, 23322

Operating Authorities

Authority TypePRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC516134

CommonNot Active

ContractActive

BrokerNot Active

Operating21 years

Company Overview

TIDEWATER CARTAGE INC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in Chesapeake, Virginia. The company has been in operation for 21 years, registered with the FMCSA on 03/09/2005. The fleet consists of 3 power units and 3 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 1 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 4 inspections, TIDEWATER CARTAGE INC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $300,000 is on file through WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.. Active operating authorities include Contract. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, TIDEWATER CARTAGE INC has a Trust Score of 100/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For HirePrivate (Property)

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure .28 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage1 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS0.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$300,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/30/2026

CompanyWEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

Policy #1000268047

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet3 units

Drivers3

Mileage1 mi

Operating21 years

MCS-15003/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total4

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total0

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg20.7%

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2025

3 · 0 OOS -

2026

1 · 0 OOS =

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jun 2026, 4 inspections, 0 resulted in out-of-service (0% OOS rate).

Clean, no out-of-service violations in the last 24 months.

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

1 roadside violations across 4 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Driver Fitness 1 violation · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (4)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	Driver Viol	HazMat
06/05/2026	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	AYDLETT NC	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/31/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	168	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/27/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	HERTFORD WEIGH STATION, HWY 17	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	NC	Driver-Only (Level III)	US158 NR KITTY HAWK REST AREA	1	1	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections3

Driver Fitness 1 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	604780564	$1,000,000	11/20/2009	11/18/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SELECTIVE WAY INSURANCE COMPANY	S 2451971	$300,000	11/18/2020	11/18/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5E20566	$300,000	11/18/2018	11/18/2020	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY	5E20566	$300,000	11/18/2018	12/24/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAMILTON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	5E2 05 66	$300,000	11/18/2014	11/18/2018	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	HAMILTON MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	5E2 05 66	$300,000	11/18/2014	12/19/2018	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 8085918	$1,000,000	10/04/2005	07/18/2009	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	CA 8085918	$1,000,000	10/04/2005	11/20/2009	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	CA 8085918	$750,000	06/03/2005	10/04/2005	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC516134	CONTRACT	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/27/2020	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2020
MC516134	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	GRANTED	06/10/2005	REVOKED	07/27/2009
MC516134	MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER	REINSTATED	05/15/2012	-	-

No revocation records.

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100/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown

100, no deductions

Clean record, the bar stays full at 100.

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/30/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

Clean record, no deductions. This carrier starts and stays at 100.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

TIDEWATER CARTAGE INC

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Company Information

Contact Details

Operating Authorities

Company Overview

Operation Classification

SMS BASIC Scores

Mileage

Drivers

Equipment

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (4)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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