Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTE533A0J3044386 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenSep 28, 2023
ME
Last seenApr 23, 2026
VT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1TTE533A0J3044386
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E533A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
044386

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
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 110 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 110 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
BENSON/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Aluminium Flatbed

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 · Sep 28, 2023 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026VTII · Walk-around1GERALD C THOMAS INC 254787C225890/ME
Sep 28, 2023MEIII · Driver-only0S&L TRANSPORT LLC 968347C225890/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GERALD C THOMAS INC254787Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261ME
S&L TRANSPORT LLC968347Sep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231ME
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.
C225890MEGERALD C THOMAS INCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
C225890MES&L TRANSPORT LLCSep 28, 2023Sep 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026