Updated Oct 21, 2026

Tidewater Transit Company Inc

As of Oct 21, 2026, Tidewater Transit Company Inc in Kinston, North Carolina reports 305 power units and 264 drivers on its MCS-150, FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory.

6174 Hwy 70 W, Kinston, North Carolina 28504 (252) 523-4103

Verified Oct 21, 2026 against FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov)

Tidewater Transit Company Inc (USDOT 90882, MC-115831) is an active motor carrier based in Kinston, North Carolina that FMCSA's census classifies as for-hire and that declares hazardous materials on its MCS-150. Operation: interstate. Operating authority: active for-hire authority (MC). Fleet: 305 power units and 264 drivers (264 with CDLs). It reported 20,017,600 miles for 2025 on its MCS-150. Cargo classes declared: chemicals, liquids / gases, dry bulk commodities, general freight, intermodal containers. FMCSA safety rating: satisfactory, from a compliance review on May 21, 2018, 8 years ago; it reflects that review, not current performance. Registration (MCS-150) last updated February 12, 2026.

Key facts

Fleet size	100–499 power units Power units, banded. source
FMCSA safety rating	Satisfactory Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory after an FMCSA compliance review; most carriers have never had one and are not rated. source
Rating age	Rating 5–10 years old How old the FMCSA safety rating is. A rating reflects one compliance review on that date, not current performance; old ratings say little about the carrier today. source
Registration update overdue	No The MCS-150 was last updated more than two years ago, past FMCSA's two-year update requirement; fleet, driver and cargo figures may be out of date. source
Operation	Interstate Interstate, intrastate hazmat or intrastate non-hazmat, as declared on the MCS-150. source
Cargo classes (MCS-150)	Chemicals, Liquids / gases, Dry bulk commodities, General freight, Intermodal containers Cargo the carrier declared it hauls on its latest MCS-150 (FMCSA's fixed cargo list). source
Driver count	100–499 drivers Total drivers, banded. source
Last MCS-150 update	Feb 12, 2026 When the carrier last updated its registration (required at least every two years). source
USDOT number	90882 source
MC docket	MC-115831 source
Operating authority	Active for-hire authority (MC) source
Power units	305 source
Tractors (owned or leased)	305 source
Trailers (owned or leased)	646 source
Drivers	264 source
CDL drivers	264 source
Miles reported (MCS-150)	20,017,600 miles source
Mileage year	2025 source
Also hauls its own freight	No source
Safety rating date	May 21, 2018 source
USDOT registered since	Jun 1, 1974 source
Business type	Corporation source

Source event history

Source dates and first observation are different. A notice is not confirmation that a suspension took effect.

Feb 12, 2026: Filed an MCS-150 update Official source
May 21, 2018: Rated by FMCSA Official source
Jun 1, 1974: Registered with FMCSA Official source

Dates on this record

Source updated	Oct 21, 2026 (FMCSA census rows last updated (portal metadata) (the whole dataset, not this record))
Collected	Oct 21, 2026, 1:26 PM ET (the last successful check of the source that included this record)
Effective	Filed an MCS-150 update: Feb 12, 2026; Rated by FMCSA: May 21, 2018; Registered with FMCSA: Jun 1, 1974 (when the source says each fact took effect)
Retired	Not retired: the source is still maintained (whether the dataset is still maintained)

In North Carolina

210 hazmat carriers in the dataset are in North Carolina; 21 have profiles on this site. Hazmat carriers in North Carolina

FMCSA safety rating (all 210 here): Conditional 9 (4%) · Not rated 139 (66%) · Satisfactory 62 (30%)

Rating age (all 210 here): Rating over 10 years old 59 (28%) · Rating 5–10 years old 6 (3%) · Rated within the last 5 years 6 (3%) · None on record 139 (66%)

Fleet size (all 210 in this group): 10–24 power units (115) · 25–99 power units (72) · 100–499 power units (19) · 500+ power units (4)

Cargo classes (MCS-150) (all 210 in this group; a record can count under several values): General freight (134) · Motor vehicles (106) · Other cargo (101) · Machinery, large objects (89) · Building materials (81) · Construction (81) · 24 other values (613)

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USDOT number: The registration number every interstate (and many intrastate) commercial carrier holds.

MCS-150: The registration form carriers file with FMCSA and must update at least every two years; fleet, drivers, cargo and the hazmat flag on this site come from it, as the carrier declared them.

Safety rating: FMCSA's result after an on-site compliance review: Satisfactory, Conditional or Unsatisfactory. A rating is not refreshed unless FMCSA reviews the carrier again, so many are years old; each profile gives the review date. Most carriers have never been reviewed and are not rated; that is not a bad mark.

Power units: Trucks and tractors that pull or carry freight.

Cargo classes: Self-declared on the MCS-150 from FMCSA's fixed list. Some carriers tick most of the list, so a long list means 'declared', not 'specialises in'; the hazmat flag does not say which hazardous materials.

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