TIDEWATER EXPRESS INC
(410) 968-2700
smrohs@tidewaterexpress.com
4011 Crisfield Highway, Crisfield MD 21817
8
power units · all owned
12 drivers
899k mi/yr · ~112k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
52 yrs history · 14 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 8
- Drivers · CDL
- 12 · 12
- Annual miles
- 899k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tractors | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Trailers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-28-2016) · 10 yr old
- Registered
- 06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 08-21-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- RANDALL WALSTON
Cargo
60.7
medium risk
Meat
Refrigerated Food
Other: SEAFOOD
- High-Risk Cargo
- Refrigerated Food, Meat
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Not enough record to grade yet.
14 inspections and 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
80% likely range 0.39×–1.71×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.5
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-7 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (8 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
Higher so far, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. Too few crashes to be sure, so the grade counts its crash record as about 13% above typical. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.42× and violations 0.62× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -13%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 2 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
Strengths
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.0% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
14
71% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.0%
3 of 10
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 14
National avg 6.7%
Violations
8
4 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 70,135 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.062 | 0.039 |
| Inspections | 1.44 | 1.41 |
| Violations | 0.50 | 1.44 |
| Critical violations | 0.00 | 0.26 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
8 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert8 · 4 OOSBrakes 4 · Lights 3 · Wheels & hubs 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Hours of service No alert0
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
May202025DelawareInjury · 2 people hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct122024VirginiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
1 of the 2 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$750,000 · Progressive Casualty Insurance Companyon record since Sep 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 1994
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: Concert Specialty Insurance Company → Progressive Casualty Insurance Company (Sep 2026); CANAL INSURANCE CO. → Concert Specialty Insurance Company (Sep 2025)
- 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Sep 1, 2025, replaced the same day)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 13, 1982)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
41 filings and 20 authority events since 1969 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
41 filings and 20 authority events since 1969 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Sep 1, 2026Progressive Casualty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · on fileMC 163150 · FMCSA's new system
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Sep 1, 2025Concert Specialty Insurance CompanyLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2026 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 163150 · FMCSA's new system
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Aug 5, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Sep 2, 2025opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Sep 1, 2025)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 2, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 13, 2023opened after CANAL INSURANCE CO. filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 28, 2023)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2023CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect24 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2022CANAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)a cancellation notice effective Oct 28, 2023 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2021HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.Liability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2022 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Oct 5, 2022 came after the replacement; 12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 1, 2020NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 1, 2021 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2014GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.Liability · $1,000,000 · ended Sep 1, 2020 · replaced by another insurer73 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2014FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 12, 2014opened after NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 14, 2014)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2013SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability (excess) · $650,000 over $100,000 · ended Aug 14, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2013NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANYLiability · $100,000 · ended Aug 14, 2014 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2013FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 14, 2013opened after LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 14, 2013)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2012LANCER INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 14, 2013 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2012FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 14, 2012opened after STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 14, 2012)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2009TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICACargo · ended Dec 9, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect112 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2009STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIALiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 14, 2012 · cancellation notice took effect36 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 20, 2009FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 14, 2009opened after SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 14, 2009)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2008SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 14, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2008SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Aug 14, 2009 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2008FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Aug 14, 2008opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Aug 14, 2008)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 21, 2007THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 14, 2008 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 26, 2007FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 30, 2007opened after THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA filed a cancellation notice (effective Dec 21, 2007)MC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2007HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANYCargo · ended Aug 14, 2008 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 14, 2007THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIALiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 21, 2007 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceMC 163150 · L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Maryland (HQ) 10
- Virginia 2
- Connecticut 1
- Massachusetts 1
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How the estimate is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (12 power units: 8 filed, 12 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
0.5
Actual, per year in window
1.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.5
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 12 power units this active to have about 0.5 crashes a year (sized from the 12 units seen roadside; 8 filed). This motor carrier recorded 3 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 1.0 a year) — about 2.0× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.5 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.4× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 1% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
14 inspections
and 3 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 14 inspections and 2 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Why there is no grade.
Every grade but Satisfactory needs at least a 60% posterior past its cut; Satisfactory is what is left when none
passes. Here the 80% likely range (0.39×–1.71×)
still runs from below the Excellent cut (0.60×) to above the Poor cut (1.57×), so the record can't
separate a best-in-class fleet from a poor one and the page shows no grade and no FRED Score. The forecasts are
unchanged: in backtests, records this thin crash at their forecast on average but scatter about 2.6× as
widely around it as records that support a Satisfactory grade.
Confidence: Low · Z = 0.21
Satisfactory — 0.99x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.041 crashes per power-unit-year for a 12-unit for-hire fleet (pu10_19). Violations 0.87x (driver behaviour 0.42x, out-of-service 1.00x, all violations 0.62x; 14 inspections). Experience 1.13x: 1.1 decayed crashes against 0.7 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.21, a 2.43). 80% range 0.39–1.71x. Fleet sized at 12 units from roadside VINs (8 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
Scoring flags
Thin record (low credibility: little exposure behind the grade)
(informational — no grade effect)
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.1 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
12 power units (8 filed, 12 seen roadside) · 0.49 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.87×
14 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.13×
1.1 decayed crashes vs 0.7 expected · credibility 0.21
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.99× (80% range 0.39–1.71×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
14
Driver Insp
14
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
10
Vehicle OOS
3
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 2.80 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (10-AUG-26 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.