Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4815LB540121 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenJun 28, 2023
AR
Last seenAug 13, 2025
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1T9LS4815LB540121
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
540121

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
2020

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 · Jun 28, 2023 – Aug 13, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2025IAII · Walk-around3OOSKOKA LLC 4336519TZJ40Z/NJ
Jun 9, 2025OKI · Full0KOKA LLC 4336519TZJ40Z/NJ
Nov 28, 2024TNI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Mar 28, 2024OKI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Feb 27, 2024TNI · Full3TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Jan 17, 2024COIII · Driver-only1TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ4OZ/NJ
Dec 21, 2023ARI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Oct 27, 2023ARI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Oct 3, 2023ARI · Full3TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Sep 13, 2023NCI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Aug 14, 2023TNI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Aug 8, 2023MOIII · Driver-only1TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Jul 3, 2023OKI · Full2TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
Jun 28, 2023ARI · Full0TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZJ40Z/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOKA LLC4336519Jun 9, 2025Aug 13, 20252PA
TS TRANSPORTATION LLC3245594Jun 28, 2023Nov 28, 202412NJ
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.
TZJ40ZNJKOKA LLCJun 9, 2025Aug 13, 20252
TZJ40ZNJTS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 28, 2023Nov 28, 202411
TZJ4OZNJTS TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 17, 2024Jan 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026