CHERRY TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 3691767 MC# 1288236 Gastonia, NC Authorized For-Hire
(704) 898-3282 cherrytransportllc1967@gmail.com 855 Sherman St, Gastonia NC 28052
6 tractors · all owned 6 drivers 348k mi/yr · ~58k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
5 yrs history · 12 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
6
Drivers · CDL
6 · 6
Annual miles
348k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 6 0 0 6
Trailers 5 0 0 5

Registration

Registered
08-02-2021 (5 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
06-25-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
PATRICK CHERRY

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Advisory Grade — Outside the Ranked Book

Fleets under 10 power units are graded against their size cohort (pu6_9) for reference, but sit outside the 10+ power-unit underwriting book the FRED rank covers.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about an 80% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 6–9 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.70×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.70× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.7× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.36×, out-of-service orders 2.15× and violations 2.02× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +24%.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Drivers put out of service
    4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 2 no valid CDL (Aug 2025 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    25.0% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (3 of 12). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.15× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    4 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Jan 2025 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
12
17% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
60.0%
3 of 5
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
25.0%
3 of 12
National avg 6.7%
Violations
27
8 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 2 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q3 '26
vs 70,135 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.250 0.039
Inspections 1.17 1.41
Violations 2.25 1.44
Critical violations 0.67 0.26

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

27 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    16 · 4 OOS
    Lights 6 · Brakes 3 · Tires 3 · Wheels & hubs 2 · Other parts 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 2 OOS
    False log 4 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Jul
    6
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Oct
    31
    2025
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company
on record since May 18, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2021
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: SiriusPoint America Insurance Company → Accelerant Specialty Insurance Company (May 2026); GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. → SiriusPoint America Insurance Company (May 2025); INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION → GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. (May 2024)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 1 took effect (the last May 18, 2024, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 23, 2021)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Ohio 6
  • North Carolina (HQ) 2
  • West Virginia 2
  • Indiana 1
  • Pennsylvania 1