Carrier profile · USDOT 654870 · MC-474517 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ernest Tijerina Iii

DBA TIJERINA TRUCKING

5 power unitsavg 17.1 yrRegional · 3 statesCLOVIS, NM87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-474517 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(575) 763-0367 Email dispatchpeggy@drivehappyclovis.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.1 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 29.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Star’04–’09

Employers’09–’12

National’12–’19

United Financial’19–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2019	$750K	14
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

58.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

CLOVIS, NM

1300 W BRADY

Top corridor

TX ⇄ NM

TX 12 · NM 5 · OK 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@drivehappyclovis.com — 200 carriers: USDOT 388800 USDOT 419816 USDOT 426465 USDOT 426467 USDOT 452039 USDOT 468610 USDOT 471367 USDOT 537581

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1300 W BRADY, CLOVIS, NM, 88101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (575) 763-0367
Cell: (575) 799-6124
Fax: (575) 762-7453
Email: peggy@drivehappyclovis.com
Web domain: drivehappyclovis.com

Registration

Officer: Ernest Tijerina
USDOT / docket: 654870 · MC-474517
First registered: Aug 16, 1996
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2025 · 212,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 11, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

212,000

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 ERNEST TIJERINA III.

ERNEST TIJERINA III (USDOT 654870) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 11, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ERNEST TIJERINA III's USDOT number?

ERNEST TIJERINA III's USDOT number is 654870, and its motor carrier number is MC-474517.

Is ERNEST TIJERINA III authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ERNEST TIJERINA III is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ERNEST TIJERINA III's safety record?

ERNEST TIJERINA III has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ERNEST TIJERINA III's fleet?

ERNEST TIJERINA III operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ERNEST TIJERINA III based?

ERNEST TIJERINA III is based in CLOVIS, NM, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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