Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Polar tank trailer Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA1432141027693 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

22 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seen07/08/2024

Last seen05/05/2026

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1PMA1432141027693
Make: Polar tank trailer
Model: Polar Tank Trailer
Model year: 2004
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: 07/26/2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/08/2024 – 05/05/2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
05/05/2026	MT	III · Driver-only	0	—	CARDWELL TRUCKING LLC 3023383	72163ST/MN
06/30/2025	ND	III · Driver-only	0	—	CARDWELL TRUCKING LLC 3023383	72163ST/MN
07/08/2024	MN	II · Walk-around	5	—	BERTRAM & SON INC 2944920	72163ST/MN

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
CARDWELL TRUCKING LLC	3023383	06/30/2025	05/05/2026	2	MN
BERTRAM & SON INC	2944920	07/08/2024	07/08/2024	1	MN

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
72163ST	MN	—	CARDWELL TRUCKING LLC	06/30/2025 → 05/05/2026	2
72163ST	MN	—	BERTRAM & SON INC	07/08/2024 → 07/08/2024	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/26/2026