Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 West-mark Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

16WTE40279A136544 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenDec 18, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
16WTE40279A136544
Make
West-mark
Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 27, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 18, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around1—SS SKIKOS INC 2503797HV74966/OR
Jul 23, 2025ORI · Full1—SS SKIKOS INC 2503797HV74966/OR
Dec 18, 2023CAI · Full1—JULIO C HERNANDEZ 37352874K59740/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SS SKIKOS INC2503797Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20262CA
JULIO C HERNANDEZ3735287Dec 18, 2023Dec 18, 20231CA
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.
HV74966OR2SS SKIKOS INCJul 23, 2025 → Jul 23, 20262
4K59740CA—JULIO C HERNANDEZDec 18, 2023 → Dec 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 27, 2026