Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E1EG007317 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenAug 19, 2025
NY
Last seenJun 10, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
3B9TS71E1EG007317
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2014
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
3B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS71E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
007317

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
2014

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 · Aug 19, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026PAI · Full4US CONTAINER DEPOT LLC 3235607PT402G5/PA
Jun 10, 2026PAI · Full4US CONTAINER DEPOT LLC 3235607PT402G5/PA
Aug 19, 2025NYII · Walk-around6OOSLIQUID CARGO INC 256475PT402G5/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
US CONTAINER DEPOT LLC3235607Jun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20262GA
LIQUID CARGO INC256475Aug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PT402G5PA2US CONTAINER DEPOT LLCJun 10, 2026Jun 10, 20262
PT402G5PALIQUID CARGO INCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026