Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Western Trailer Company

5DN154421DB000244 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenMay 20, 2025
KS
Last seenAug 14, 2026
KS
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
5DN154421DB000244
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 21, 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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
15442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
000244

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
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Prefix basis · 350 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 350 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
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Western Trailer Company

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 20, 2025 – Aug 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 14, 2026KSII · Walk-around6BARAY TRUCKING LLC 3491513CK5841/OK
Feb 11, 2026KSI · Full12OOSCNG LOGISTICS LLC 2966369CK5841/OK
May 20, 2025KSIII · Driver-only2SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC 3786493646795/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARAY TRUCKING LLC3491513Aug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20261KS
CNG LOGISTICS LLC2966369Feb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261OK
SOUTHWEST TRANSPORT LLC3786493May 20, 2025May 20, 20251KS
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.
CK5841OK2BARAY TRUCKING LLCAug 14, 2026Aug 14, 20261
CK5841OKCNG LOGISTICS LLCFeb 11, 2026Feb 11, 20261
646795KSSOUTHWEST TRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 21, 2026