Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Talbert

40FSK5239H1036182 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 11, 2024
PA
Last seenAug 20, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
40FSK5239H1036182
Make
Talbert
Model
TALBERT
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 23, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
40F

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SK523

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
036182

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 33 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TALBERT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TALBERT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 11, 2024 – Aug 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 20, 2026PAII · Walk-around4AMBERK INCORPORATED 3421192PT822V8/PA
Aug 20, 2026PAII · Walk-around4AMBERK INCORPORATED 3421192PT822V8/PA
Nov 27, 2024PAII · Walk-around0RHL COMPANIES INC 2184918PT591C2/PA
Sep 11, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0RHL COMPANIES INC 2184918PT591C2/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMBERK INCORPORATED3421192Aug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20262PA
RHL COMPANIES INC2184918Sep 11, 2024Nov 27, 20242PA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PT822V8PA2AMBERK INCORPORATEDAug 20, 2026Aug 20, 20262
PT591C2PARHL COMPANIES INCSep 11, 2024Nov 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026