CSA
Authorized · HHGUSDOT 3501568· MC1155959· CARRIER· EIN 88-2394351
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GENTRY AND SONS TRUCKING LLC

1700 OLD HIGHWAY 68, SWEETWATER, TN, 37874(423) 836-9500ashley@gentryandsonstrucking.comASHLEY GENTRY
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Cherokee Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
20%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.7%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
2 past revocations
Registered
5 yrs
since 10/08/2020
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC1155959

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
Active
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property, Household Goods, Private
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/01/2025
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy CA250172
ENDED 11/01/2025Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/01/2025
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA250172
ENDED 11/01/2025Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/01/2025
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA250172
ENDED 11/01/2025Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 11/01/2025
Cherokee Insurance Company· policy CA250172
Authority history (7) ▾
12/06/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2022)
12/06/2022CONTRACTINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2022)
08/30/2022PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDREVOKED (11/22/2022)
08/19/2022MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIERGRANTED
11/30/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
11/18/2020HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
11/18/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (9)
  1. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/202411/01/2025
  2. CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/202311/01/2024
  3. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/202211/23/2023
  4. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/02/202303/15/2023
  5. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/14/202201/02/2023
  6. UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 08/23/202212/29/2022
  7. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/02/202311/23/2022
  8. PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/202211/23/2022
  9. PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/202111/14/2022

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle10 inspections · 20% OOS · National 22%
Driver27 inspections · 3.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

27 inspections · 29 violations (8 OOS) · 13% of inspections had an OOS finding.

27
Inspections
29
Violations
8
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

11
total

Most inspected in · top 8 states

  • MT8
  • AR3
  • AZ2
  • AL2
  • NE2
  • TN2
  • OK1
  • ID1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 30% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

A high share of violations are occurring in Kootenai County, ID

Medium impact

5 of 9 violations in the last 12 months (56%) came from inspections in Kootenai County, ID. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Kootenai County, ID to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 6% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing4 violations (24 mo)
Speeding2 viol80%
  • 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 80%
Other2 viol20%
  • 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway2× · 20%
What to do
  • Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
  • Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
Projected estimatecould improve up to 5 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 56% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing11 violations · 6 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes2 OOS5 viol36%
  • 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.1× · 11%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 11%
  • 393.45D-BAALAir Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection1× · 5%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS3 viol29%
  • 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 16%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 7%
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.1× · 5%
Tires1 OOS1 viol27%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 27%
Other1 OOS1 viol5%
  • 393.52A-BInsufficient Braking Force as a Percentage of Gross Vehicle Weight or Gross Combination Weight1× · 5%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 26 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Improving
3
Inspections
1
Violations
1
Out-of-service
2
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 100%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 1 OOS · 100% of recent
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

45
Inspections
35
Violations
9
Out-of-service
129
CSA points
1
Crashes
20
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

37 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

19 trailer 10 truck 7 incomplete vehicle 1 other
PETERBILT 389seen 7×
1NPXGGGG40D614119· S0048HY TN
2001 FREIGHTLINER Argosyseen 6×
1FVHAWAV91LH71724· R7980HY TN
2001 WALTRON LIMITED Waltron Limitedseen 6×
2A94B45211R023053· 327605ST TN
2014 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 5×
3ALXA7CG7EDFM5860· 21434HY TN
2012 FREIGHTLINER Coronadoseen 5×
1FVXFB006CDBL4492· R7597HY TN
2016 FOREST RIVER Shipse Trailerseen 4×
5NHTEM923GG000583· 408980T TN
2021 KANN Kannseen 4×
1K9SM5322MK007390· 264812T TN
2024 WALTRON LIMITED Waltron Limitedseen 4×
2A92B5333RR023026· 505733T TN
2012 FREIGHTLINER Columbiaseen 4×
1FVXA7003CLBP3848· N9831HY UK
GULFseen 4×
0UWS5LJ5055BJ4002· 538242T TN
1999 WALTRON LIMITED Waltron Limitedseen 3×
2A92B5229XR023022· 26817T TN
2015 MACK CXU (Pinnacle)seen 3×
1M1AW07Y5FM047556· N9829HY TN
2018 MIG LLCseen 2×
4S9SD5324JS452942· 327651T TN
2016 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailersseen 2×
3H3V532C8GT435137· 425245T UK
2004 TARASPORT TRAILERS TarasPort Trailersseen 2×
1T9AA50B041204114· 264816T TN
1998 PETERBILT 379seen 2×
1XP5DB9X5WN474963· S4882HY TN
1999 INTERNATIONAL 9200seen 2×
2HSFMAMR8XC074094· U8010HY TN
2016 PES INC PES Inc Trailerseen 2×
1P9FG4310GA103155· 40898T TN
2021 RAM 3500seen 2×
3C63R3CL1MG568275· H347690 TN
2022 PETERBILT 389seen 2×
1XPXD49X2ND768393· W1929HY TN
2018 WALTRON LIMITED Waltron Limitedseen 2×
2A92B4821JR023024· 8330CV FL
2005 FREIGHTLINER FLD132
1FUJAPCKX5DN58115· R6661HY TN
PETERBILT 389
1NPXGGGG400D61411· S0048HY TN
1997 PETERBILT 567
1XPCD68X1VN426598· TEMPTAG TN
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2531GM514040· 505677T UK
2021 MIG LLC MIG LLC
4S95F531XMS452494· 408973T TN
2021 KANN Kann
1K9SM5325MK007390· 264812T TN
2018 FREIGHTLINER Coronado
3ALXFB007JDJR5746· R5461HY TN
2019 GLOBE TRAILER MANUFACTURING Globe Trailer Manufacturing
1G9BN5337KB336335· WIL310 GA
2025 MALIBU BOATS Malibu Boats, LLC
59XBB272XSL008076· 00271BD TN

+ 7 more.

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
8
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
12
12 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.6M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi12 drivers
Company officer
ASHLEY GENTRY
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2020-10-08
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-03
Census status
Active

Fleet: 8 trucks · 8 owned tractors · 8 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: ROBERT J EMERY JR (USDOT 2439578, registered 2013) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
ROBERT J EMERY JR
USDOT 2439578Inactive· SWEETWATER, TN
Strong
OfficerMailingAddress
Medium· 3
WALKERS MARINE TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3139695Active· HOLLAND, MI
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
2A92B4821JR0230241XPCD49X5SD672087
GENTRY & SONS TOWING & RECOVERY LLC
USDOT 4147522Active· SWEETWATER, TN
Medium
MailingAddressShared VIN · 1
1NPXGGGG40D614119
GENTRY ACRES LLC
USDOT 3988316Active· SWEETWATER, TN
Medium
MailingAddress

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

22 events
  1. 11/01/2025Insurance filed — Cherokee Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA250172

  2. 11/01/2025Insurance filed — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA250172

  3. 11/01/2025Insurance ended — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy CA250172

  4. 11/01/2025Insurance ended — Cherokee Insurance Company

    policy CA250172

  5. 11/01/2025Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA240174

  6. 07/03/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.6M mi reported (2024)

  7. 11/01/2024Insurance replaced — CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA230169

  8. 11/23/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA966071099

  9. 03/15/2023Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA953850695

  10. 01/02/2023Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA953850695

  11. 12/29/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.

    SURETY · policy 615118041

  12. 12/06/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2022)

  13. 12/06/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2022)

  14. 11/23/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA953850695

  15. 11/23/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA966071099

  16. 11/14/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA953850695

  17. 08/30/2022PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (11/22/2022)

  18. 08/19/2022MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
  19. 11/30/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  20. 11/18/2020HOUSEHOLD GOODS COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  21. 11/18/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  22. 10/08/2020Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-07-03
Reported mileage
633,875 mi (2024)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 11:09 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.