Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA24429E5012896 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenSep 19, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1PMA24429E5012896
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A2442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
012896

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.

Make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Prefix basis · 1,078 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 1,078 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Polar Tank Trailer

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 19, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026CAII · Walk-around0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944VH1745/CA
Feb 28, 2025NVII · Walk-around0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944VH1745/CA
Oct 5, 2024CAI · Full0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944VH1745/CA
Sep 13, 2024CAII · Walk-around0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944NR5228/CA
May 25, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944VH1745/CA
Apr 11, 2024CAII · Walk-around1MIDNIGHT PETROLEUM TRANSPORT LLC 41624914VH1745/CA
Feb 13, 2024NVII · Walk-around1MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944VH1745/CA
Sep 19, 2023CAII · Walk-around0MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC 7834944NR5228/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INC783494Sep 19, 2023Jun 24, 20267CA
MIDNIGHT PETROLEUM TRANSPORT LLC4162491Apr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241CA
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.
4VH1745CA2MOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INCFeb 13, 2024Jun 24, 20265
4NR5228CAMOUNTAIN VALLEY PETROLEUM INCSep 19, 2023Sep 13, 20242
4VH1745CAMIDNIGHT PETROLEUM TRANSPORT LLCApr 11, 2024Apr 11, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026