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
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 11, 2026 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 4, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 24, 2026 | PA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 1, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 20, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 13, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 13, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 26, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 23, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 28, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 14, 2026 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 13, 2026 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 7, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 5, 2026 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 5, 2026 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 19, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 15, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 9, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 3, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 25, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 28, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 24, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 15, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 2, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 2, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 27, 2025 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Aug 25, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 14, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 6, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 29, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 25, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 18, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 13, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 30, 2025 | FL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 29, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 14, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 10, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 27, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 28, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 26, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 25, 2025 | GA | Level I — Full |
| Feb 6, 2025 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 24, 2025 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 26, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 12, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 8, 2024 | VA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 9, 2024 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jun 3, 2024 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 23, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 15, 2024 | SC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 20, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 8, 2024 | NC | Level I — Full |
| Feb 7, 2024 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Jan 26, 2024 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 18, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 5, 2024 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Dec 6, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 4, 2023 | SC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 3, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 22, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 22, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 18, 2023 | SC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 8, 2023 | NC | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 23, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 29, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2023 | TN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 10, 2023 | NC | Level III — Driver-only |
Most recent 71 of 71 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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