CHEROKEE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
- Authority revocation pending.
- Bond has changed hands 8 times across 7 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.
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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Company officer
- RICHARD L RENTA
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- D-U-N-S
- 926417189
- Registered since
- 1992-02-18
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2023-07-25
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 0 trucks.
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 graphThis carrier shares phone numbers or emails with 2 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
36 events- 05/29/2026Insurance ended — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
policy 612404411
- 07/25/2023MCS-150 update filed
- 04/29/2021BROKER — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
- 10/01/2017Insurance filed — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy 612404411
- 10/01/2017Insurance replaced — ITS FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC
TRUST FUND · policy 20130916495
- 10/01/2017Insurance replaced — ASPEN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy SU56031
- 10/01/2013Insurance replaced — INTERSTATE COMMERCE FINANCIAL CREDIT CORP
TRUST FUND · policy TRUST FUND - R. RENTA
- 01/22/2009PROPERTY BROKER — REINSTATED
- 01/07/2009Insurance cancelled — COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.
SURETY · policy 0002352
- 01/10/2007Insurance cancelled — INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 281047
- 01/07/2007Insurance replaced — INTERNATIONAL FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 281047
- 07/01/2006Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2360470705
- 09/15/2005Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP 236047 0705
- 08/19/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/23/2005)
- 08/11/2005Insurance cancelled — PENN STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy PAC 6063249
- 07/01/2005Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP 236047 0705
- 07/01/2005Insurance replaced — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 068 60 31
- 09/21/2004Insurance cancelled — OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.
BIPD/Primary · policy BA 068 60 31
- 09/21/2004Insurance cancelled — PENN STAR INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy PAC6063249
- 08/25/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/28/2004)
- 07/28/2004Insurance cancelled — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CL476457
- 07/01/2004CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/08/2004)
- 07/01/2004Insurance replaced — EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.
CARGO · policy CL476457
- 03/08/2000PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/13/2009)
- 07/30/1998Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 724110-7992-921
- 07/01/1998Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 724110-7992-921
- 08/01/1996Insurance cancelled — ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
SURETY · policy 074-018-459 SB
- 03/11/1996Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 724110-7992-921
- 03/11/1996Insurance cancelled — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 724110-7992-921
- 07/04/1995Insurance cancelled — VESTA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy TC9300563
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2023-07-25
- Reported mileage
- —
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