Gary Cates

Doing business as Cherry Street Automotive Service

USDOT activeAuthority activeCarrier · InterstateHazmat
  • USDOT3088747
  • MC70739
  • LocationCarmi, IL
  • Fleet2 power units · 4 drivers

Gary Cates (USDOT 3088747, MC-70739) is an interstate motor carrier based in Carmi, Illinois with 2 power units and 4 drivers reported to FMCSA. Its USDOT number and operating authority are active.

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Operating authority

Status from the FMCSA Company Census File, November 7, 2026

DocketAuthority typeStatus
MC-70739Common carrierActive

First granted on April 30, 2018 · see full authority history.

Insurance

FMCSA legacy licensing records (last updated May 2026); filings may have changed since

  • Liability (BIPD) required$750,000
  • Liability (BIPD) on file$1,000,000
  • Cargo insurance required / on fileNo / No
  • Bond required / on fileNo / No

Filings on file

TypeInsurerCoverageEffective
Liability (BIPD) BMC-91XArtisan & Truckers Casualty Company$1,000,000Jun 9, 2025
Insurance history: 6 past filings
TypeInsurerEffectiveEndedReason
Liability (BIPD)Artisan & Truckers Casualty CompanyMay 15, 2025Jul 15, 2025Term / cancl
Liability (BIPD)Country Mutual Insurance Co.Sep 21, 2023May 15, 2025Replaced
Liability (BIPD)Selective Insurance Company of AmericaOct 1, 2019Sep 3, 2023Cancel
Liability (BIPD)National Liability & Fire Ins Co.Aug 6, 2019Oct 1, 2019Replaced
Liability (BIPD)National Liability & Fire Ins Co.Apr 24, 2019Aug 6, 2019Cancel
Liability (BIPD)National Liability & Fire Ins Co.Apr 25, 2018Apr 24, 2019Cancel

Process agent (BOC-3)

Interstate Commerce Authority Inc, Spring Valley, CA

Inspections and crashes

Last 24 months · FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File and Crash File

No roadside inspections or reportable crashes are on file for this USDOT number in the last 24 months.

FMCSA safety rating: Not rated

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Out-of-service rates are calculated by CheckTrucking from inspection records (driver: levels I, II, III, VI; vehicle: levels I, II, V, VI). They are not FMCSA scores.

Authority history

FMCSA licensing records (Motus and legacy L&I) · migration-only status adjustments are not shown

  1. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on June 10, 2025
  2. Reinstated — Common carrier authority
  3. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authority
  4. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on October 4, 2019
  5. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on August 9, 2019
  6. Involuntary revocation — Common carrier authorityDiscontinued revocation on April 19, 2019
  7. Granted — Common carrier authorityRevoked on September 11, 2023

Fleet and operations

From the company’s own registration (Form MCS-150), updated May 30, 2025

Power units
2
Trucks
2
Trucks owned
2
Drivers
4
CDL drivers
0
Interstate drivers
4
Miles traveled
9,854 (2024)
Classification
Authorized for hire
Hazardous materials
Yes
USDOT registered
January 22, 2018
Address
Carmi, IL

Cargo carried

  • Motor vehicles
  • Driveaway / towaway

Key facts

  • USDOT number 3088747 was registered on January 22, 2018.
  • Operating authority MC-70739 was first granted on April 30, 2018.
  • The company last updated its FMCSA registration (Form MCS-150) on May 30, 2025.
  • It reported 9,854 vehicle miles traveled in 2024.
  • One insurance filing is on file in FMCSA’s legacy licensing records (as of May 2026), including Liability (BIPD) coverage with Artisan & Truckers Casualty Company.
  • Its process agent filing (BOC-3) is with Interstate Commerce Authority Inc.

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