Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Metalium Industries

3NGGF4026R1000272 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 13, 2024
MN
Last seenJun 22, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3NGGF4026R1000272
Make
Metalium Industries
Model
METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
3NG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GF402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
000272

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
METALIUM INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 231 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
METALIUM INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 231 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
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
METALIUM INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
METALIUM INDUSTRIES

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 13, 2024 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026LAI · Full1BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98104/SC
Sep 15, 2025MEI · Full1BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98104/SC
Aug 5, 2025TNI · Full0BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98109/SC
Mar 6, 2025USI · Full0BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174134799/IL
Jul 18, 2024MSI · Full0API TRUCKING INC 3010989134799TE/IL
Jun 13, 2024MNIII · Driver-only0API TRUCKING INC 3010989C9421 TEMP/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG RAM TRANS LLC3360174Mar 6, 2025Jun 22, 20264IL
API TRUCKING INC3010989Jun 13, 2024Jul 18, 20242IL
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.
TL98104SC2BIG RAM TRANS LLCSep 15, 2025Jun 22, 20262
TL98109SCBIG RAM TRANS LLCAug 5, 2025Aug 5, 20251
134799ILBIG RAM TRANS LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
134799TEILAPI TRUCKING INCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
C9421 TEMPOKAPI TRUCKING INCJun 13, 2024Jun 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026