Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5338PC546498 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
2 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenMay 4, 2026
MT
Last seenJul 1, 2026
NM
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 2 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
4C9KC5338PC546498
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
KC533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
546498

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CAL-TEX TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 4, 2026 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026NMI · Full6OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979FIZB36/FL
Jun 17, 2026TXIII · Driver-only1OOSUNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986FIZB36/FL
Jun 3, 2026WYIII · Driver-only2UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986FIZB36/FL
May 6, 2026WYIII · Driver-only5ALITRANS LLC 4075342FIZB36/FL
May 4, 2026MTIII · Driver-only5PK LOGISTIX LLC 4521723FIZB36/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261IL
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986Jun 3, 2026Jun 17, 20262WA
ALITRANS LLC4075342May 6, 2026May 6, 20261OH
PK LOGISTIX LLC4521723May 4, 2026May 4, 20261WA
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.
FIZB36FL2QDPT CARGO LLCJul 1, 2026Jul 1, 20261
FIZB36FL2UNITRANSPORT LLCJun 3, 2026Jun 17, 20262
FIZB36FLALITRANS LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
FIZB36FLPK LOGISTIX LLCMay 4, 2026May 4, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 8, 2026