TIDCO TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 990786 MC# 419353 DUNS# 184113160 Double Springs, AL Authorized For-Hire
(205) 489-8131 tracie@tidcotransportation.com 61 Tidco Drive, Double Springs AL 35553
31 tractors 21 drivers 2.9M mi/yr · ~93k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
25 yrs history · 77 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
31
Drivers · CDL
21 · 21
Annual miles
2.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 30 1 0 31
Trailers 43 0 0 43

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-14-2009) · 17 yr old
Registered
11-27-2001 (25 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
05-07-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
ELIZABETH TIDWELL

Cargo

57.9
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: POULTRY Dry Bulk Paper Products
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.5× as often as the median active fleet of 20–49 trucks.

This motor carrier 1.19×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Marginal. Its estimate (1.19× similar fleets) is in the Marginal range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Marginal line (1.06×), so the grade stays Satisfactory.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
2.0 vs 1.6 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
2.0
Similar fleets
1.6
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 5 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 2.5 a year), including 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.6 a year. The grade counts 7 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.45× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.20× and violations 0.70×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 3 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Falsified logs
    12 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 7.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • High speeding: 7

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
5
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
77
54% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.4%
2 of 27
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 77
National avg 6.7%
Violations
45
2 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Alabama (about 41 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 0 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 0 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 0 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 13 inspections, 0 out of service 13 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 10 inspections, 1 out of service 10 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.065 0.029
Inspections 1.74 1.12
Violations 0.73 0.78
Critical violations 0.32 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

45 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    20 · 0 OOS
    False log 12 · Over hours limit 6 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    15 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 8 · Reckless / lane 5 · Other 2
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    10 · 2 OOS
    Brakes 5 · Lights 3 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    27
    2026
    Nebraska
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dawn, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    11
    2026
    Alabama
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    10
    2025
    Florida
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    10
    2024
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
  • Oct
    17
    2024
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 4, 2016 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2001
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 29, 2013)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Alabama (HQ) 20
  • Utah 10
  • Missouri 6
  • Nebraska 6
  • Florida 5
  • Idaho 5
  • Mississippi 5
  • Colorado 4

26% of inspections were in its home state.