Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Stoughton Trailers

1DW1A5324JBA02378 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 23, 2023
MI
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DW1A5324JBA02378
Make
Stoughton Trailers
Model
Stoughton Trailers
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 26, 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
1DW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1A532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
A02378

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
STOUGHTON TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 12,945 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Stoughton Trailers

Prefix basis · 12,945 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STOUGHTON TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Stoughton Trailers

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 23, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around4KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC 1998214278775E/ME
Aug 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around0DX XPRESS INC 2128019278775E/ME
Jun 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around4DX XPRESS INC 2128019278775E/ME
Jul 17, 2024AZII · Walk-around2DIRECTO EXPRESS INC 1178270278775E/ME
Nov 3, 2023TXII · Walk-around4OOSDX XPRESS INC 2128019278775E/ME
Oct 23, 2023MIIII · Driver-only1DX XPRESS INC 2128019278775E/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLC1998214Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261IN
DX XPRESS INC2128019Oct 23, 2023Aug 30, 20254TX
DIRECTO EXPRESS INC1178270Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 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.
278775EME2KRYSTAL TRANSPORT LLCAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
278775EMEDX XPRESS INCOct 23, 2023Aug 30, 20254
278775EMEDIRECTO EXPRESS INCJul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 26, 2026