Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Polar tank trailer Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS1442741027281 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen07/18/2023
NE
Last seen04/12/2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1PMS1442741027281
Make
Polar tank trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/07/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/18/2023 – 04/12/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/12/2025MOIII · Driver-only1—FALKENA LLC 3395442EM7497/IA
03/14/2025NEIII · Driver-only1—B & L TRANSPORT INC 704025EM7497/IA
12/23/2024NEIII · Driver-only2OOSFALKENA LLC 3395442EM7497/IA
07/18/2023NEIII · Driver-only4—JAMES THIES 1195294EM7497/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FALKENA LLC339544212/23/202404/12/20252IA
B & L TRANSPORT INC70402503/14/202503/14/20251IA
JAMES THIES119529407/18/202307/18/20231IA
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.
EM7497IA—FALKENA LLC12/23/2024 → 04/12/20252
EM7497IA—B & L TRANSPORT INC03/14/2025 → 03/14/20251
EM7497IA—JAMES THIES07/18/2023 → 07/18/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/07/2026