Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF482A4K3092951 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJun 15, 2023
PA
Last seenMay 21, 2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
1TTF482A4K3092951
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
F482A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
092951

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 · 661 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 661 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
2019

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 · Jun 15, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026CTIII · Driver-only0ALE EXPRESS CORP 42381943015136/ME
Oct 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0ALE EXPRESS CORP 42381943015136/ME
Oct 22, 2025PAII · Walk-around2ALE EXPRESS CORP 42381943015136/PA
Jan 2, 2025PAI · Full22OOSDISCOVERY EXPRESS CORP 37289653015136/ME
Apr 24, 2024PAIII · Driver-only30LDS EXPRESS CORP 35825483015136/ME
Sep 25, 2023PAIII · Driver-only2LDS EXPRESS CORP 35825483015136/ME
Aug 18, 2023PAIII · Driver-only2LDS EXPRESS CORP 35825483015136/ME
Jun 22, 2023PAII · Walk-around0DISCOVERY EXPRESS CORP 37289653015136/ME
Jun 15, 2023PAII · Walk-around3DISCOVERY EXPRESS CORP 37289653015136/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALE EXPRESS CORP4238194Oct 22, 2025May 21, 20263PA
DISCOVERY EXPRESS CORP3728965Jun 15, 2023Jan 2, 20253PA
LDS EXPRESS CORP3582548Aug 18, 2023Apr 24, 20243OH
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.
3015136MEALE EXPRESS CORPOct 29, 2025May 21, 20262
3015136PAALE EXPRESS CORPOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
3015136MEDISCOVERY EXPRESS CORPJun 15, 2023Jan 2, 20253
3015136MELDS EXPRESS CORPAug 18, 2023Apr 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026