Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1569942 · MC-581693
EARNEST WALKER II
DBA SOUTHWEST HOT-SHOT SERVICE
1 power unitsBLOOMFIELD, NM
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-581693 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 20 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2006Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EARNEST WALKER II safe to work with?
Is EARNEST WALKER II safe to load? EARNEST WALKER II (USDOT 1569942, MC-581693) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in BLOOMFIELD, NM, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 19 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
EWEARNEST WALKER II 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
National · 06–08
20062008
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Oct 2006 → Oct 2008 | $1M | 2 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BLOOMFIELD, NM
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
stephen walker — 11 carriers: USDOT 386USDOT 440465USDOT 1697569USDOT 1996555USDOT 2575877USDOT 2831637USDOT 3304820USDOT 3697856
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 102 MEADOW CIRCLE, BLOOMFIELD, NM, 87413
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (505) 632-5663
- Cell
- (505) 486-2626
- Fax
- (505) 632-4291
Registration
- Officer
- Stephen Walker
- USDOT / docket
- 1569942 · MC-581693
- First registered
- 10/25/2006
- Last MCS-150
- 02/21/2012 · 1 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is EARNEST WALKER II's USDOT number?
EARNEST WALKER II's USDOT number is 1569942, and its motor carrier number is MC-581693.
Is EARNEST WALKER II authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EARNEST WALKER II is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is EARNEST WALKER II's fleet?
EARNEST WALKER II operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EARNEST WALKER II based?
EARNEST WALKER II is based in BLOOMFIELD, NM.