CHEROKEE SERVICES LLC
Risk factors
Low 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · August 28, 20260 inspections · 0 violations (0 OOS) · —% of inspections had an OOS finding.
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.
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
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- TIMOTHY SMITH
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 1997-05-14
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-02-20
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares officers with 60 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
19 events- 02/20/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 12/02/2025Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA860168982
- 12/02/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA860168982
- 11/05/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/21/2025)
- 07/16/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 03/23/2021Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2638253
- 09/18/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (03/29/2021)
- 09/17/2020Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 2638253
- 02/14/2013Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8290470
- 01/09/2013Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy CA 8290470
- 11/26/2012Insurance name changed — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8290470
- 10/23/2012COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/29/2012)
- 10/20/2012Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8290470
- 11/03/2011MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (02/20/2013)
- 10/26/2000Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA144241
- 06/14/2000Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA123528
- 12/23/1999MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/17/2001)
- 06/14/1999Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA123528
- 05/14/1997Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-02-20
- Reported mileage
- 1 mi (2024)
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