Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YGN40276B031066 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenNov 14, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 3, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
17YGN40276B031066
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2006
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 9, 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
GN402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
031066

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
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Prefix basis · 3 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Nov 14, 2024 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026TXI · Full0BUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4376976443808M/TX
May 19, 2026NMI · Full1BUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4376976443808M/TX
Feb 19, 2026TXI · Full0BUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4376976443808M/TX
Dec 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSBUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC 4376976443808M/TX
Nov 14, 2024TXII · Walk-around2MCKENZIE TRANSPORTATION CO INC 241645443808M/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLC4376976Dec 28, 2025Aug 3, 20264TX
MCKENZIE TRANSPORTATION CO INC241645Nov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241TX
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.
443808MTX2BUCKEYE HOTSHOT SERVICES LLCDec 28, 2025Aug 3, 20264
443808MTXMCKENZIE TRANSPORTATION CO INCNov 14, 2024Nov 14, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 9, 2026