Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4025HB540140 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenDec 12, 2024
PA
Last seenMar 31, 2026
SC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
1T9AS4025HB540140
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AS402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
540140

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
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 31 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 31 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

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 · Dec 12, 2024 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026SCIII · Driver-only2A GOMEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC 42224775633931/ME
Sep 3, 2025DEI · Full0EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Jun 27, 2025NJII · Walk-around0T-AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3235878S60TBM/NJ
May 14, 2025VAI · Full1OOSEXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Apr 29, 2025MDII · Walk-around1OOSEXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Apr 11, 2025MDII · Walk-around0EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Apr 8, 2025MDII · Walk-around4EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Feb 14, 2025NCI · Full5OOSEXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41147595474167/ME
Dec 12, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4114759447973X/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A GOMEZ TRANSPORTATION LLC4222477Mar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261MD
EXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4114759Dec 12, 2024Sep 3, 20257MD
T-AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3235878Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251NY
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.
5633931MEA GOMEZ TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 31, 2026Mar 31, 20261
5474167MEEXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 14, 2025Sep 3, 20256
S60TBMNJT-AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251
447973XMDEXPRESS AUTO TRANSPORT LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026