Carrier profile · USDOT 719288 · MC-330795 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cherokee Truck Lines LLC

3 power unitsavg 17 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-330795 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 274-4444 Email dispatchohfields5@att.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17 yr

Model years 2001–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

8 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive County’22–’25

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2022 → May 2025	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2021	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2015 → May 2017	$750K	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	3
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	5
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Feb 2000 → Feb 2001	$750K	1
EVERGREEN NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Feb 1999	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Jan 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

17.0 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

13332 WALLISVILLE RD

Top corridor

TX 5 · LA 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

howard fields sr — 2 carriers: USDOT 2169524

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13332 WALLISVILLE RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Mailing address: 1710 SADDLE ROCK DRIVE, HOUSTON, TX, 77088
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 274-4444
Fax: (281) 847-3721
Email: ohfields5@att.net

Registration

Officers: Howard Fields Sr · Orelee B Fields
USDOT / docket: 719288 · MC-330795
First registered: Dec 12, 1997
Last MCS-150: Aug 21, 2025 · 212,087 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

212,087

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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

CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC (USDOT 719288) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 21, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC's USDOT number?

CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC's USDOT number is 719288, and its motor carrier number is MC-330795.

Is CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC's safety record?

CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC's fleet?

CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC based?

CHEROKEE TRUCK LINES LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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