CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY

USDOT 1799691 • 200 MILLER MAIN CIRCLE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919

ACTIVE

Authority:None on file

Insurance:None on file

BOC-3:Not on file

Safety Rating:Not rated

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

1,799,691

Status

ACTIVE

Operation

Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

State

Tennessee

Phone

8655887641

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

107

Drivers (MCS-150)

144

MCS-150 Mileage

2,071,626

Physical Address

200 MILLER MAIN CIRCLE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919

Mailing Address

PO BOX 10186, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37939

Contact

Phone: 8655887641

Email: [email protected]

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

None on file

BOC-3 Filing

Not on file

Operating Authority

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No records found

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Driver Fitness

Drugs / Alcohol

Hours of Service

N/A

Unsafe Driving

Vehicle Maintenance

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

Violations

7 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

9.6%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

107

Drivers (MCS-150)

144

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

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Clean monthMonth with OOSBased on latest 52 of 52 inspection records

Inspection Activity Map

1 state • 52 inspections

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Violation Summary (23 violations from 52 inspections)

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Violation Summary (23 violations from 52 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:392.2	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	5	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	3	3	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-BOS	BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination	2	2	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75(a)(3)	Tire-flat and/or audible air leak	2	2	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47E	Slack adjuster defective	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.53B-B	Steering system components worn	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16-D	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLTCD	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLEWA1	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLDL	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:392.2-SLLS2	Speeding 6-10 mph over limit	1	0	5	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:383.23(a)(2)	CDL - wrong class	1	0	8	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:392.2-SLL	Operating a CMV while ill or fatigued	1	0	8	Unsafe Driving
FMCSR:393.25E-L	Lamps on rear of CMV obscured by load	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:392.16(a)	Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR)	1	0	3	Unsafe Driving

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

9.6%vs nat'l 23.4%

-13.8 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

0.44vs nat'l 1.80

-1.36 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (52 inspections)

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Inspection History (52 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Jan 12, 2026	86784976	CELINA TN	TN	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Dec 8, 2025	86526659	FARRAGUT TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Oct 29, 2025	86201795	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Sep 15, 2025	85786943	MOHAWK TN	TN	Level 1	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	5	396.3A1-BOS, 393.47E, 393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
Jul 18, 2025	85264818	OLIVER SPRINGS TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.16-D	No
Jul 16, 2025	85252498	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Jun 30, 2025	85173265	MOHAWK TN	TN	Level 2	KENSINGTON TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
Jun 30, 2025	85108894	MOHAWK TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.2-SLLTCD	No
Jun 20, 2025	85007257	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Jun 6, 2025	84893642	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	HACKNEY & SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
May 8, 2025	84631673	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 2	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.75A3-TAOL	Yes
Mar 26, 2025	84251128	CLEVELAND TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Mar 6, 2025	84058127	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 2	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.2-SLLEWA1	No
Dec 30, 2024	83509653	KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB	TN	Level 2	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Dec 24, 2024	83477420	KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB	TN	Level 3	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.2-SLLDL	No
Dec 6, 2024	83335104	FARRAGUT TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Dec 3, 2024	83320251	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Nov 23, 2024	83237504	Roadside	TN	Level 3	WFMI SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.2-SLLS2	No
Nov 18, 2024	83200776	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	WABASH NAT SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Nov 5, 2024	83101486	Roadside	TN	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Oct 31, 2024	83063481	BLOOMINGTON SPRINGS TN	TN	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Sep 23, 2024	82752237	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 1	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	1	383.23(a)(2)	No
Sep 9, 2024	82626266	MOHAWK TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Aug 19, 2024	82479570	GREENE COUNTY SCALES DIST 5	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jul 2, 2024	82052600	HARRIMAN TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Jun 28, 2024	82041231	COOKEVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jun 3, 2024	81820059	MANCHESTER TN	TN	Level 3	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
May 23, 2024	81733608	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	1	392.2	No
May 7, 2024	81585735	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 26, 2024	81502882	KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB	TN	Level 3	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Apr 22, 2024	81462459	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 2	GREAT DANE SEMI-TRAILER	1	393.75(a)(3)	Yes
Apr 3, 2024	81301803	KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Apr 2, 2024	81289384	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 13, 2024	81137669	CLEVELAND TN	TN	Level 3	W.F. MICKE SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.2-SLL	No
Feb 27, 2024	80980320	WINTER PARK FL	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 23, 2024	80938166	Roadside	TN	Level 2	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	2	393.25E-L, 392.2	No
Feb 6, 2024	80787665	KNOXVILLE TN	TN	Level 3	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jan 2, 2024	80510281	KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Dec 20, 2023	80448028	I-40 KNOXVILLE SCALES	TN	Level 2	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	2	392.2, 393.75(a)(3)	Yes
Dec 20, 2023	80448115	ROADSIDE	TN	Level 2	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Nov 27, 2023	80238547	THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	1	392.2	No
Nov 17, 2023	80205126	I-40 KNOXVILLE WEIGH STATION	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Nov 6, 2023	80106375	THP 1 KNOX SCALES- WEST	TN	Level 3	KW TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Nov 3, 2023	80081641	Roadside	TN	Level 3	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Aug 18, 2023	79456608	THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST	TN	Level 2	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Aug 8, 2023	79353736	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	TN	Level 1	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Jul 19, 2023	79196966	THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES	TN	Level 3	KW STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jul 13, 2023	79145798	US HIGHWAY	TN	Level 3	UNK SEMI-TRAILER	1	392.16(a)	No
Jun 21, 2023	78956770	Roadside	TN	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	392.2	No
Jun 15, 2023	78913646	THP 10 KNOX SCALES WEST	TN	Level 3	GDAN SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

31 total · 12.9% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

KNOXVILLE TN14 · 2 OOS

MOHAWK TN4 · 2 OOS

KNOX COUNTY SCALES EB3

THP 1 KNOX SCALES- EAST2

CLEVELAND TN2

FARRAGUT TN2

KNOX COUNTY SCALES WB2

THP 5 I-81 GREENE SCALES2

Violations by BASIC category

Unsafe Driving12

Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS

Driver Fitness1

Recent Crashes

25 crash records from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Across 13 crashes

Tow-Aways

Crash History (25 records)

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Crash History (25 records)
Date	State	Severity	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Jan 24, 2025	TN	TOW	0	SEVIERVILLE	GISTS CREEK RD	...343209	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Dec 19, 2024	TN	INJURY	1	NOT IN CITY LIMIT	ROCKY SPRINGS RD	...NT5128	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Mar 15, 2023	TN	TOW	0	KNOXVILLE	PARKSIDE DR	...261436	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Sep 2, 2022	TN	INJURY	1	—	S NORTHSHORE DR	...BB7534	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Jun 28, 2022	TN	TOW	0	—	SMITHVILLE HWY	...HZ4296	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Mar 10, 2022	TN	TOW	0	—	I-40	...148670	CHEROKEE DISTRIBUTING COMPANY
Sep 9, 2020	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
May 18, 2020	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Mar 9, 2020	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Sep 24, 2019	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Jun 19, 2019	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Dec 28, 2018	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Sep 17, 2018	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Sep 5, 2018	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Mar 20, 2018	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Apr 14, 2017	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Dec 30, 2016	TN	INJURY	2	—	—	—	—
Oct 18, 2016	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Sep 29, 2016	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Feb 20, 2015	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Jul 25, 2013	TN	TOW	0	—	—	—	—
Jul 6, 2011	TN	INJURY	3	—	—	—	—
Apr 22, 2011	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Mar 3, 2010	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—
Mar 18, 2009	TN	INJURY	1	—	—	—	—