Carrier profile · USDOT 97106 · MC-135219 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

The Cherokee Boys Club Inc

11 power unitsavg 7.6 yrRegional · 5 statesCHEROKEE, NC87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-135219 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(828) 497-9101 Email dispatchdonnie.owle@cherokeeboysclub.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% 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-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$10M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 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

7.6 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 15 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 5.0 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

15 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

≈0.7 / 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: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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?

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

Hudson’05–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2017	$5M	5
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2005	$5M	2
SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2003	$5M	1
SPECIALTY SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2001	$5M	3
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → Jul 1994	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

7.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

CHEROKEE, NC

52 CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB LOOP

Top corridor

KY ⇄ NC

KY 6 · IN 3 · NC 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 315503 USDOT 3706

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

Location

Physical address: 52 CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB LOOP, CHEROKEE, NC, 28719
Mailing address: PO BOX 507, CHEROKEE, NC, 28719
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (828) 497-9101
Fax: (828) 497-5793
Email: donnie.owle@cherokeeboysclub.com
Web domain: cherokeeboysclub.com

Registration

Officers: Aaron Bradley · Donnie Owle
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

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 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 refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 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 as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 9, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 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?

As of Jul 18, 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 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC's fleet?

THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC operates 11 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC based?

THE CHEROKEE BOYS CLUB INC is based in CHEROKEE, NC, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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