Carrier profile · USDOT 97106 · MC-135219 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

The Cherokee Boys Club Inc

11 power unitsavg 7.1 yrRegional · 5 statesCHEROKEE, NC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-135219 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 497-9101 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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

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

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.57% on 7 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Apr 4, 2025.

Safety

13 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 28.6%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 — 7 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.7 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$10,000,000 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

$10M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $10M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’17 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Onebeacon America’94–’01

Specialty Surplus’01–’16

Hudson’05–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $10,000,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2017

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2017	$5M	5
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Aug 2005	$5M	2
SPECIALTY SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2001	$5M	2
SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$5M	1
SPECIALTY SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Oct 2016	$5M	1
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Aug 2001	$5M	2

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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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

81.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 7 inspections
Indiana: 3 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Georgia: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

CHEROKEE, NC

52 CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB LOOP

Most inspections: KY

7 inspections

KY 7 · IN 3 · NC 1

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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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 146060 USDOT 315503 USDOT 3706

Shares a company officer with other carriers

aaron bradley — 4 carriers: USDOT 3023157 USDOT 3891566 USDOT 3997567

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 52 CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB LOOP, CHEROKEE, NC, 28719
Mailing address: P O BOX 507, CHEROKEE, NC, 28719-0507
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 497-9101
Fax: (828) 497-5793
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: cherokeeboysclub.com

Registration

Officers: Donnie Owle · Aaron Bradley
USDOT / docket: 97106 · MC-135219
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 22, 2026 · 740,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 9, 2024
D-U-N-S: 42273201

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

740,000

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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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

30violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 7inspections 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.

Hours of service

100%0 / 10

Brakes

70%0 / 7

Unsafe driving

70%0 / 7

Lights

30%0 / 3

Other vehicle maintenance

367%2 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

33%May 25 to Nov 251 / 3

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (14 of 30 records)

395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer7
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3

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392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Hours of service

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC.

THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC (USDOT 97106) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 $10,000,000 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% 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 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 5 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 11 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 22, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 9, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC's USDOT number?

THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC's USDOT number is 97106, and its motor carrier number is MC-135219.

Is THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC's safety record?

THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).