Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTE533A5M3262585 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenNov 20, 2023
MI
Last seenOct 21, 2025
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1TTE533A5M3262585
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
262585

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
2021

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Oct 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 21, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1STRATAN INC 2969030787675ST/IL
Oct 3, 2025CAI · Full2OOSSTRATAN INC 2969030787675ST/IL
May 20, 2025OHIII · Driver-only3STRATAN INC 2969030787675ST/IL
Jan 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC 2210521787675ST/IL
Sep 10, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC 2210521787675ST/IL
May 14, 2024WII · Full2ROAD WIZARDS INC 2999415787675ST/IL
Nov 20, 2023MIII · Walk-around2ROAD WIZARDS INC 2999415787675ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STRATAN INC2969030May 20, 2025Oct 21, 20253SC
LIGHTNING LOGISTICS INC2210521Sep 10, 2024Jan 23, 20252SC
ROAD WIZARDS INC2999415Nov 20, 2023May 14, 20242NC
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.
787675STILSTRATAN INCMay 20, 2025Oct 21, 20253
787675STILLIGHTNING LOGISTICS INCSep 10, 2024Jan 23, 20252
787675STILROAD WIZARDS INCNov 20, 2023May 14, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026