Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4811NB540054 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections23
all-time
OOS inspections10
of 23
First seenSep 15, 2023
TN
Last seenMar 25, 2026
IN
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9LS4811NB540054
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2022
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
LS481

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
540054

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 · 347 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 347 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
2022

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026INI · Full5OOSKOBERA TRANSPORTATION INC 44337985641834/ME
Mar 5, 2026TNI · Full0KOBERA TRANSPORTATION INC 44337985641834/ME
Feb 4, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1KOBERA TRANSPORTATION INC 44337985509291/ME
Nov 19, 2025VAI · Full0KOBERA TRANSPORTATION INC 44337985509291/ME
Mar 25, 2025WIII · Walk-around7OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955499071/ME
Feb 17, 2025OHII · Walk-around5OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Jan 10, 2025VAI · Full6OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Dec 30, 2024VAI · Full4OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Dec 22, 2024IAIII · Driver-only7OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Dec 20, 2024KYI · Full3APX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Nov 26, 2024DEI · Full1APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Nov 25, 2024VAI · Full7OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Oct 25, 2024SCII · Walk-around6OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Jul 9, 2024OHII · Walk-around1APX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
May 14, 2024PAI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 40200955372265/ME
Mar 1, 2024OHII · Walk-around17OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Feb 26, 2024KYI · Full6APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Jan 12, 2024OHII · Walk-around6OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Dec 29, 2023TNI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Dec 14, 2023OHIII · Driver-only2APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Sep 25, 2023TNI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Sep 22, 2023ALI · Full5APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
Sep 15, 2023TNI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 40200955280090/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOBERA TRANSPORTATION INC4433798Nov 19, 2025Mar 25, 20264NJ
APX SHIPPING INC4020095Sep 15, 2023Mar 25, 202519NJ
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.
5641834MEKOBERA TRANSPORTATION INCMar 5, 2026Mar 25, 20262
5509291MEKOBERA TRANSPORTATION INCNov 19, 2025Feb 4, 20262
5499071MEAPX SHIPPING INCMar 25, 2025Mar 25, 20251
5372265MEAPX SHIPPING INCMay 14, 2024Feb 17, 20259
5280090MEAPX SHIPPING INCSep 15, 2023Nov 26, 20249
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026