Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Polar tank trailer Polar Tank Trailer

1PMKL4326S1168870 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

20 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenSep 11, 2024

Last seenMay 21, 2026

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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: 1PMKL4326S1168870
Make: Polar tank trailer
Model: Polar Tank Trailer
Model year: 2025
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 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 · Sep 11, 2024 – May 21, 2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
May 21, 2026	IL	II · Walk-around	2	—	SCOT D WATKINS 2360597	969733ST/IL
Sep 21, 2024	IL	III · Driver-only	1	—	SCOT D WATKINS 2360597	969733ST/IL
Sep 11, 2024	IL	II · Walk-around	0	—	STEVEN PETERS 1659850	969733ST/IL

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
SCOT D WATKINS	2360597	Sep 21, 2024	May 21, 2026	2	IL
STEVEN PETERS	1659850	Sep 11, 2024	Sep 11, 2024	1	IL

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.
969733ST	IL	—	SCOT D WATKINS	Sep 21, 2024 → May 21, 2026	2
969733ST	IL	—	STEVEN PETERS	Sep 11, 2024 → Sep 11, 2024	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026