Carrier profile · USDOT 1302584 · MC-75574 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Cherokee Express LLC

10 power unitsavg 7.7 yrLocal · 2 statesRENO, NV93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-75574 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(775) 232-6255 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

23 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 21 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

28.6% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.102 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Western National’17–’20

United Financial’20–now

2017202020232026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Oct 2024	$750K	3
WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 17

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

56.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 14 inspections
Nevada: 13 inspections

Home base

RENO, NV

14095 MT BISMARK

Most inspections: CA

14 inspections

CA 14 · NV 13

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 91805 USDOT 1416251 USDOT 1709651 USDOT 3127561 USDOT 1134736 USDOT 594129

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 14095 MT BISMARK, RENO, NV, 89506
Mailing address: PO BOX 147, CEDARVILLE, CA, 96104
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (775) 232-6255
Fax: (775) 331-4840
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Josh Stephan
USDOT / docket: 1302584 · MC-75574
First registered: Nov 8, 2004
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2025 · 625,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

625,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

26violation records

7OOS-tagged records

7 of 21inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1338%5 / 13

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Lights

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 254 / 8

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

20%Nov 25 to May 261 / 5

20%May 26 to Nov 261 / 5

Top 3 codes (6 of 26 records)

393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2

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390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.102C2-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TFL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC.

CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 1302584) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Oct 14, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 1302584, and its motor carrier number is MC-75574.

Is CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

CHEROKEE EXPRESS LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).