Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E5DG007318 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenNov 20, 2024
IA
Last seenFeb 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
3B9TS71E5DG007318
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
007318

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
2013

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 · Nov 20, 2024 – Feb 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0SCHMIDT TRANSPORTATION 467150277354/NE
Nov 7, 2025IAI · Full0BARTO TRUCKING LLC 672437277354/NE
Oct 30, 2025IAII · Walk-around0OFC DEVELOPMENT CORP 491534277354/NE
Nov 20, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1OFC DEVELOPMENT CORP 491534277354/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCHMIDT TRANSPORTATION467150Feb 23, 2026Feb 23, 20261NE
BARTO TRUCKING LLC672437Nov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251NE
OFC DEVELOPMENT CORP491534Nov 20, 2024Oct 30, 20252NE
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.
277354NESCHMIDT TRANSPORTATIONFeb 23, 2026Feb 23, 20261
277354NEBARTO TRUCKING LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
277354NE2OFC DEVELOPMENT CORPOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
277354IA2OFC DEVELOPMENT CORPNov 20, 2024Nov 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026