Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS4824HB540148 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJan 20, 2024
MD
Last seenJul 8, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1T9AS4824HB540148
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2017
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.
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
AS482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
540148

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 · 131 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 131 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 · Jan 20, 2024 – Jul 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only4OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905283758/ME
Jul 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around0PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985283758/ME
Jan 20, 2024MDI · Full8PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985283041/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3495990Jul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251MD
PONCE TOWING LLC3078398Jan 20, 2024Jul 18, 20242MD
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.
5283758MEPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 8, 2025Jul 8, 20251
5283758MEPONCE TOWING LLCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
5283041MEPONCE TOWING LLCJan 20, 2024Jan 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026