USDOT 1752288

Cherokee Manufacturing Llc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

Inspections

71 on file

Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Cherokee Manufacturing Llc

DBA

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

80 Ceramic Tile Dr, Morganton, NC 28655

Phone

(828) 584-3334

Power units

4

Drivers

4

First on record

Last MCS-150 filing

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

1.4%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 71 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

8.5%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 71 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

On-file email

heather@cherokeemfg.com — company domain

Domain age

cherokeemfg.com registered 2000-04-20 (26 years)

Mail host

Microsoft 365

Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

1

Reportable crashes

1

Tow-aways

1

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: NC 04/2026 · TN 12/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 162025: 312024: 132023: 11
Level III — Driver-only: 37Level II — Walk-around: 27Level I — Full: 7
DateStateLevel
Jun 23, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 11, 2026TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 4, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2026PALevel I — Full
Apr 1, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 13, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 13, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 26, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 23, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 28, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 14, 2026KYLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 13, 2026NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 7, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2026SCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 19, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 15, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 3, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 25, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 28, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 15, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 2, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2025NCLevel I — Full
Aug 25, 2025KYLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 29, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 15, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 25, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 18, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 30, 2025FLLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 29, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 14, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 10, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Apr 9, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 28, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 26, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025GALevel I — Full
Feb 6, 2025NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 24, 2025NCLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 26, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Nov 12, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 8, 2024VALevel I — Full
Aug 9, 2024OHLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 3, 2024SCLevel III — Driver-only
May 23, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 15, 2024SCLevel I — Full
Feb 20, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 8, 2024NCLevel I — Full
Feb 7, 2024TNLevel I — Full
Jan 26, 2024NCLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 18, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 5, 2024NCLevel III — Driver-only
Dec 6, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 4, 2023SCLevel II — Walk-around
Oct 3, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 22, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 22, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2023SCLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 8, 2023NCLevel II — Walk-around
Aug 23, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 29, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 25, 2023TNLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 10, 2023NCLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 71 of 71 inspections on file.

Activity log

Record changes

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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.

In the news

Recent coverage

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