Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS48311B540185 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 14
First seenJul 18, 2023
VA
Last seenJun 24, 2026
MD
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1T9AS48311B540185
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2001
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
AS483

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
540185

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 7 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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jun 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2026MDIII · Driver-only4OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Apr 23, 2026MDI · Full3OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Jan 17, 2026NCI · Full1OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Jan 15, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189809/ME
Dec 2, 2025NCI · Full2OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Nov 17, 2025NCI · Full0MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Oct 22, 2025NCI · Full4OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Aug 12, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Jul 11, 2025NCI · Full1MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Feb 24, 2025NCI · Full3MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Oct 11, 2024MDII · Walk-around4MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC 40014635189808/ME
Jan 16, 2024NCI · Full1OOSMEI TRANSPORT LLC 36579575189808/ME
Jan 8, 2024VAI · Full1MEI TRANSPORT LLC 36579575189808/ME
Jul 18, 2023VAIII · Driver-only0MEI TRANSPORT LLC 36579575189808/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLC4001463Oct 11, 2024Jun 24, 202611MD
MEI TRANSPORT LLC3657957Jul 18, 2023Jan 16, 20243MD
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.
5189808ME2MACHORRO TRANSPORT LLCOct 11, 2024Jun 24, 202610
5189809MEMACHORRO TRANSPORT LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
5189808MEMEI TRANSPORT LLCJul 18, 2023Jan 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026