Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4813LB540179 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 19
First seenAug 24, 2023
IA
Last seenAug 14, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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
1T9LS4813LB540179
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 5, 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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LS481

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
540179

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
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 347 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 347 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Take 3 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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 24, 2023 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026TNI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Aug 13, 2026TNI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134PERM/PA
Jun 25, 2026OHII · Walk-around7DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
May 7, 2026ILII · Walk-around0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Apr 16, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Apr 6, 2026TNI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Feb 14, 2026TNI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 31, 2025ALI · Full8DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 22, 2025MSI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 22, 2025TNI · Full1OOSDT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 16, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 4, 2025KYI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Oct 17, 2024PAI · Full0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Oct 10, 2024MDII · Walk-around0DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Aug 16, 2024OHIII · Driver-only5DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Jul 24, 2024NJI · Full4DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Jul 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around1DT EXPRESS ONE LP 3168134H33TBK/NJ
Dec 19, 2023PAI · Full0KT & DI CORPORATION 3479834PT620L3/PA
Aug 24, 2023IAIII · Driver-only0KT & DI CORPORATION 3479834PT620L3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DT EXPRESS ONE LP3168134Jul 18, 2024Aug 14, 202617PA
KT & DI CORPORATION3479834Aug 24, 2023Dec 19, 20232PA
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.
H33TBKNJ2DT EXPRESS ONE LPJul 18, 2024Aug 14, 202616
PERMPA2DT EXPRESS ONE LPAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
PT620L3PAKT & DI CORPORATIONAug 24, 2023Dec 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 5, 2026