Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E0CG007628 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenJun 12, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 10, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
3B9TS71E0CG007628
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 20, 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
3B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS71E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
007628

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
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Bulk Tank International

Prefix basis · 117 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Bulk Tank International

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 12, 2024 – Aug 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 10, 2026MNI · Full5OOSBALLARD INC 28533543919T/KY
Mar 11, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSBALLARD INC 28533543919T/KY
Jun 12, 2024TXI · Full6TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV 61037743919T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BALLARD INC285335Mar 11, 2025Aug 10, 20262KY
TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV610377Jun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241TA
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.
43919TKY2BALLARD INCMar 11, 2025Aug 10, 20262
43919TKYTRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CVJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 20, 2026