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TIDEWATER HAULING LLC

FRANKLIN, VA

Joins 2 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (CANAL INSURANCE CO.) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 20, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Common (Property) reinstated · Nov 28, 2025
Policy effective · Nov 24, 2025
Review these
  • Common (Property) gap · 585 days Inactive Apr 22, 2024 → reinstated Nov 28, 2025
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file USCS LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — TIDEWATER HAULING LLC (USDOT 3387411)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Common (Property) gap · 585 days — Inactive Apr 22, 2024 → reinstated Nov 28, 2025

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — CANAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — USCS LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3387411/
As of: Oct 20, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3387411 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: RICHARD L EVANS JR. Construction Other (CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES) Based in FRANKLIN, VA

FMCSA census as of Oct 20, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=130106 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

CANAL INSURANCE CO. · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

USCS LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3387411
In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 2020 (~6y)
MC / docket MC1088141
Company officer RICHARD L EVANS JR.
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Construction, Other (CONSTRUCTION AGGREGATES)
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 6
Annual mileage 60,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (757) 207-1006
Email: [email protected]
Physical
302 VAUGHANS LN
FRANKLIN, VA 23851
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3387411
In FMCSA records since Jan 27, 2020 (~6y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 60,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.00 vs 1.80 -1.80
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BMC-91X · $750,000 · CT1021214276
Effective Nov 24, 2025
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2025-11-28 (326 days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 6 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 9 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 2 2 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
6
Drivers
6
Inspections
9
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 130,106 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,106 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 130,106 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Apr 22, 2024 to Nov 28, 2025 (585 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-01 2026-06

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Virginia (VA) 2 0 0.0% Jun 30, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Sterling T 3
Freightliner 1
Mack 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 1 — 4.49 4 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 — 11.00 11 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (9 rows) View all 9 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88291978 Jun 30, 2026 VA 3 —
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA 82833P · 2FZSAZAS53AL05774
1 392.2-SLLEQP No
84612398 May 7, 2025 VA 3 FRANKLIN VA
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA UB78024 · 3ALSGNDV9MDMA3074
0 — No
81766036 May 31, 2024 VA 2 VIRGINIA BEACH VA
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA UA37840 · 1M2AG11C86M050365
0 — No
80749104 Feb 2, 2024 VA 2 NEWPORT NEWS VA
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA HA140382 · 2FZHAZDE87AX42013
4 396.5B-L, 390.21TB2-DOT, 393.60(d) No
80541804 Jan 5, 2024 VA 3 HAMPTON VA
STERLING TRUCK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA HA140382 · 2FZHAZDE87AX42013
0 — No
79639823 Sep 12, 2023 VA 3 va-rt-58-e/o-suffolk-scales
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA HA139274 · 1M2AG11C53M002740
1 396.17(c) No
78978660 Jun 26, 2023 VA 2 SUFFOLK SCALES WEST
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA UA37778 · 1NKDXUTX0XR832102
4 393.9(a), 392.2 No
78747461 May 26, 2023 VA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA HA139274 · 1M2AG11C53M002740
0 — No
78749921 May 25, 2023 VA 3 SUFFOLK SCALES EAST
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
VA HA139274 · 1M2AG11C53M002740
1 392.2 No
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC1088141
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 2 PDFs)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Nov 28, 2025 MC1088141-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Reinstatement Letter →
Feb 14, 2020 MC1088141-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (3 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
CANAL INSURANCE CO. CT1021214276 91X $750,000 Nov 24, 2025 On file ACTIVE
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE Q07 2630860 BIPD/Primary — Jul 26, 2020 Apr 12, 2024 CANCELLED
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE Q07 2630860 BIPD/Primary — Jan 28, 2020 Jul 26, 2020 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Nov 28, 2025
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Apr 22, 2024
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Apr 22, 2024
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  4. Apr 22, 2024
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 585 days (through Nov 28, 2025)
  5. Apr 12, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE
  6. Jul 26, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
FRANKLIN VA VA 1 0
HAMPTON VA VA 1 0
NEWPORT NEWS VA VA 1 0
SUFFOLK SCALES EAST VA 1 0
SUFFOLK SCALES WEST VA 1 0
VIRGINIA BEACH VA VA 1 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 2 0
393.60(d) Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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