Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 M.h. Eby, Inc

4A2LD532XJ3004750 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 6, 2023
IL
Last seenJul 17, 2025
IL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
4A2LD532XJ3004750
Make
M.h. Eby, Inc
Model
M.H. EBY, INC
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
4A2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LD532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
004750

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
M.H. EBY, INC

Prefix basis · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M.H. EBY, INC

Prefix basis · 132 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
M.H. EBY, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M.H. EBY, INC

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 6, 2023 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0BONTRAGER HAULING LLC 2958918IP0246/IA
May 18, 2025IAIII · Driver-only3H & H TRANSPORT LLC 548842IP0246/IA
Aug 26, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1H & H TRANSPORT LLC 548842IP0246/IA
Dec 17, 2023IAIII · Driver-only3OTIS RELOCATION LLC 4135028IP0246/IA
Aug 6, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0HOLMES LIVESTOCK LOGISTICS LLC 2289427IP0246/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BONTRAGER HAULING LLC2958918Jul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251IA
H & H TRANSPORT LLC548842Aug 26, 2024May 18, 20252IA
OTIS RELOCATION LLC4135028Dec 17, 2023Dec 17, 20231IA
HOLMES LIVESTOCK LOGISTICS LLC2289427Aug 6, 2023Aug 6, 20231IA
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.
IP0246IABONTRAGER HAULING LLCJul 17, 2025Jul 17, 20251
IP0246IAH & H TRANSPORT LLCAug 26, 2024May 18, 20252
IP0246IAOTIS RELOCATION LLCDec 17, 2023Dec 17, 20231
IP0246IAHOLMES LIVESTOCK LOGISTICS LLCAug 6, 2023Aug 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026