Carrier profile · USDOT 525335 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cherokee Brick & Tile Company

43 power unitsavg 4 yrRegional · 5 statesMACON, GA81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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 — 6 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 29.4 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 43-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 43
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

10%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

20%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

65%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 27 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 23 total · 1 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2024	2	0	0	2
2023	2	0	2	2
2021	1	0	1	1
2020	3	0	1	3
2018	1	0	0	1
2016	2	0	1	2
2013	1	1	1	1
2011	2	0	0	2
2010	1	0	0	1
2008	1	0	1	1
2006	1	0	0	1
2005	3	0	0	3
2004	1	0	1	1
1999	2	1	2	2

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Oct 16, 2024	GA	0	0	Yes
May 9, 2024	GA	0	0	Yes
Apr 25, 2023	GA	0	1	Yes
Jan 5, 2023	GA	0	1	Yes
Jan 8, 2021	FL	0	1	Yes
Aug 6, 2020	GA	0	0	Yes
Jun 25, 2020	GA	0	1	Yes
Apr 14, 2020	GA	0	0	Yes
Nov 12, 2018	FL	0	0	Yes
Mar 4, 2016	GA	0	1	Yes
Jan 28, 2016	GA	0	0	Yes
Jul 31, 2013	GA	1	1	Yes
Oct 3, 2011	GA	0	0	Yes
Jan 17, 2011	GA	0	0	Yes
Mar 12, 2010	GA	0	0	Yes
Jun 6, 2008	GA	0	1	Yes
Feb 10, 2006	GA	0	0	Yes
Sep 26, 2005	GA	0	0	Yes
Apr 14, 2005	GA	0	0	Yes
Jan 17, 2005	GA	0	0	Yes
Sep 28, 2004	GA	0	1	Yes
Sep 14, 1999	GA	0	1	Yes
Sep 3, 1999	GA	1	1	Yes