Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Bob Baxter Welding, Inc.

1B9A13733WB183305 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 15, 2025
SC
Last seenDec 30, 2025
SC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1B9A13733WB183305
Make
Bob Baxter Welding, Inc.
Model
Bob Baxter Welding, Inc.
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A1373

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
183305

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
2028

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BOB BAXTER WELDING, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Bob Baxter Welding, 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

  • 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 · Apr 15, 2025 – Dec 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 30, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1MID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO 288064015791PT/SC
May 14, 2025SCII · Walk-around2OOSMID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO 288064015791PT/SC
Apr 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0MID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO 288064015791PT/SC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING CO2880640Apr 15, 2025Dec 30, 20253SC
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.
15791PTSCMID CAROLINA STEEL & RECYCLING COApr 15, 2025Dec 30, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026