Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YBA2024MB079633 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenDec 14, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 25, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
17YBA2024MB079633
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
17Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BA202

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
079633

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ameritrail, Inc.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 14, 2023 – Apr 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 25, 2025TXI · Full11OOSMTU HOUSTON LLC 3632410885648K/TX
Dec 14, 2023TXI · Full0MAKCO ENTERPRISES LLC 3441429885648K/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MTU HOUSTON LLC3632410Apr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251TX
MAKCO ENTERPRISES LLC3441429Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231TX
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.
885648KTXMTU HOUSTON LLCApr 25, 2025Apr 25, 20251
885648KTXMAKCO ENTERPRISES LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026