Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9ES4827JB540068 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seenSep 14, 2023
VT
Last seenMar 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1T9ES4827JB540068
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
ES482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
540068

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 24 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
2018

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 · Sep 14, 2023 – Mar 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSCERTAINTY SERVICE LLC 4374002156626N/TX
Dec 18, 2025KSI · Full14OOSCERTAINTY SERVICE LLC 4374002156626N/TX
Aug 7, 2024TNI · Full2OOSKREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
May 9, 2024TNI · Full0KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/UK
Apr 23, 2024ILI · Full3KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Mar 15, 2024ARI · Full0KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Feb 13, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Jan 9, 2024NJI · Full3KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Jan 3, 2024TNI · Full0KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Oct 12, 2023WAI · Full3KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
Sep 14, 2023VTII · Walk-around3KREM TRANS CORP 4087636TRQ6423/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CERTAINTY SERVICE LLC4374002Dec 18, 2025Mar 5, 20262TX
KREM TRANS CORP4087636Sep 14, 2023Aug 7, 20249PA
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.
156626NTXCERTAINTY SERVICE LLCDec 18, 2025Mar 5, 20262
TRQ6423OHKREM TRANS CORPSep 14, 2023Aug 7, 20248
TRQ6423UKKREM TRANS CORPMay 9, 2024May 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026