Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2002 Talbert

40FL0482421020997 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenFeb 16, 2024
WA
Last seenOct 22, 2025
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
40FL0482421020997
Make
Talbert
Model
TALBERT
Model year
2002
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
40F

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2002 or 2032

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

North American serial sequence
020997

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
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TALBERT

Prefix basis · 8 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
2002

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TALBERT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TALBERT

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 · Feb 16, 2024 – Oct 22, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 22, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1ATLANTIC & PACIFIC FREIGHTWAYS INC 38146392555AK/WA
Jul 31, 2024WAII · Walk-around4OOSERICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC 302274791632AH/WA
Feb 16, 2024WAI · Full9OOSERICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC 302274791632AH/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ATLANTIC & PACIFIC FREIGHTWAYS INC381463Oct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251WA
ERICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLC3022747Feb 16, 2024Jul 31, 20242WA
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.
92555AKWAATLANTIC & PACIFIC FREIGHTWAYS INCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
91632AHWAERICKSON TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 16, 2024Jul 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026