Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Fruehuaf

3AWF1VT28PX196052 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 8, 2025
OH
Last seenFeb 11, 2026
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
3AWF1VT28PX196052
Make
Fruehuaf
Model
Fruehuaf
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 2, 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
3AW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F1VT2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
196052

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
FRUEHUAF

Prefix basis · 366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Fruehuaf

Prefix basis · 366 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHUAF

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Fruehuaf

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 · Oct 8, 2025 – Feb 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 11, 2026INIII · Driver-only1SILK ROAD TRANS INC 28746795299376/ME
Dec 9, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1SILK ROAD TRANS INC 28746795299376/ME
Oct 8, 2025OHII · Walk-around0A & G EXPRESS SAM LLC 36180275299376/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SILK ROAD TRANS INC2874679Dec 9, 2025Feb 11, 20262PA
A & G EXPRESS SAM LLC3618027Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 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.
5299376MESILK ROAD TRANS INCDec 9, 2025Feb 11, 20262
5299376MEA & G EXPRESS SAM LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 2, 2026