Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Dakota manufacturing co. / trail-eze Dakota Manufacturing Co.

1DA72C78X4C016426 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seen04/06/2024
CA
Last seen07/19/2025
CA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1DA72C78X4C016426
Make
Dakota manufacturing co. / trail-eze
Model
Dakota Manufacturing Co.
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/05/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 04/06/2024 – 07/19/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/19/2025CAI · Full6OOSCESAR RUVALCABA 26955684AS9143/CA
05/15/2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSMON-DRAGON TRANSPORT CORPORATION 35857924AS9143/CA
10/16/2024CAII · Walk-around1OOSCUSTOM TRANSPORT INCORPORATED 31683824AS9143/CA
04/06/2024CAII · Walk-around5OOSCUSTOM TRANSPORT INCORPORATED 31683824AS9143/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CESAR RUVALCABA269556807/19/202507/19/20251CA
MON-DRAGON TRANSPORT CORPORATION358579205/15/202505/15/20251CA
CUSTOM TRANSPORT INCORPORATED316838204/06/202410/16/20242CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4AS9143CA—CESAR RUVALCABA07/19/2025 → 07/19/20251
4AS9143CA—MON-DRAGON TRANSPORT CORPORATION05/15/2025 → 05/15/20251
4AS9143CA—CUSTOM TRANSPORT INCORPORATED04/06/2024 → 10/16/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026