Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Interstate Trailers, Inc.

1JKDGN551DP012236 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenAug 11, 2025
MI
Last seenMay 22, 2026
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1JKDGN551DP012236
Make
Interstate Trailers, Inc.
Model
Interstate Trailers, Inc.
Model year
2013
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
1JK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DGN55

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
012236

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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERSTATE TRAILERS, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Interstate Trailers, 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 · Aug 11, 2025 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026MIIII · Driver-only0ACAR TRUCKING LLC 4116994NONE/MI
Aug 11, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1TREES LLC 1183898E038452/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACAR TRUCKING LLC4116994May 22, 2026May 22, 20261NY
TREES LLC1183898Aug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251PA
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.
NONEMIACAR TRUCKING LLCMay 22, 2026May 22, 20261
E038452MITREES LLCAug 11, 2025Aug 11, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 23, 2026