Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS44424B1037173 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenSep 17, 2023
NM
Last seenOct 25, 2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1PMS44424B1037173
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2011
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
S4442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
037173

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 · 9 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 9 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
2011

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 17, 2023 – Oct 25, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 25, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
May 4, 2025NMII · Walk-around0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Dec 18, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Aug 31, 2024NMI · Full0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Jul 24, 2024NMII · Walk-around0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Feb 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around1LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Feb 12, 2024NMII · Walk-around1LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Dec 22, 2023NMII · Walk-around0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Nov 26, 2023NMII · Walk-around0LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP 70892026D639/TX
Nov 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around0DANA TRANSPORT INC 149776026D639/TX
Sep 17, 2023NMII · Walk-around0DANA TRANSPORT INC 149776026D639/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LIQUID TRANSPORT CORP70892Nov 26, 2023Oct 25, 20259IN
DANA TRANSPORT INC149776Sep 17, 2023Nov 17, 20232NJ
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.
026D639TX2LIQUID TRANSPORT CORPNov 26, 2023Oct 25, 20259
026D639TX2DANA TRANSPORT INCSep 17, 2023Nov 17, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026