Carrier profile · USDOT 3203758 · MC-1032709 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cherokee Specialized Services LLC

12 power unitsODESSA, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1032709 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Email dispatchchris@cherokeespecialized.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 12 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 3.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’19–’20

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Feb 2020 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

ODESSA, TX

9533 W WESTRIDGE

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9533 W WESTRIDGE, ODESSA, TX, 79764
Mailing address: PO BOX 70624, ODESSA, TX, 79769
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: —
Email: chris@cherokeespecialized.com
Web domain: cherokeespecialized.com

Registration

Officer: Chris Work
USDOT / docket: 3203758 · MC-1032709
First registered: Oct 23, 2018
Last MCS-150: Nov 30, 2022 · 350,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

350,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC.

CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3203758) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 11, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 30, 2022.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3203758, and its motor carrier number is MC-1032709.

Is CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC's fleet?

CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC operates 12 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC based?

CHEROKEE SPECIALIZED SERVICES LLC is based in ODESSA, TX.

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