Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Steelbro Steelbro Trailers

7A9SS234X51005500 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
38 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 22, 2023
VT
Last seenAug 13, 2026
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 38 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
7A9SS234X51005500
Make
Steelbro
Model
Steelbro Trailers
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
7A9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SS234

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STEELBRO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Steelbro Trailers

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 · Jun 22, 2023 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026WAIII · Driver-only0CONTAINER DELIVERY SERVICE LLC 3313935F060545/MI
Aug 21, 2025WAII · Walk-around2CONTAINER DELIVERY SERVICE LLC 3313935F060545/MI
Oct 2, 2023INII · Walk-around3ORBITAL TRANSPORT INC 24181536422GW/OK
Jun 22, 2023VTII · Walk-around3ORBITAL TRANSPORT INC 24181536422GW/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CONTAINER DELIVERY SERVICE LLC3313935Aug 21, 2025Aug 13, 20262WA
ORBITAL TRANSPORT INC2418153Jun 22, 2023Oct 2, 20232OH
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.
F060545MI2CONTAINER DELIVERY SERVICE LLCAug 21, 2025Aug 13, 20262
6422GWOKORBITAL TRANSPORT INCJun 22, 2023Oct 2, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026