Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4816NB540230 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under8
23 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 16
First seenSep 5, 2024
NC
Last seenAug 4, 2026
CT
Inspected under 8 different carriers in 23 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
1T9LS4816NB540230
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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
540230

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 5, 2024 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026CTII · Walk-around3GVNL TRANSPORT LLC 4806394TTV8638/OH
Jun 8, 2026MDII · Walk-around2EASTROADS LLC 4504896TTV8638/OH
May 13, 2026PAI · Full0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TTV8638/OH
May 4, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TTV8638/OH
Mar 30, 2026OHIII · Driver-only1KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172TTV8638/OH
Mar 10, 2026KYI · Full1MTMFO LLC 4501798TTV8638/OH
Feb 20, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0MTMFO LLC 4501798TTV8638/OH
Jan 25, 2026IAII · Walk-around25OOSSPEEDSTAR LLC 4112344TTV8638/OH
Oct 30, 2025TNI · Full0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784TTV8638/OH
Oct 22, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC 4441784TTV8638/OH
Sep 9, 2025GAI · Full0NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542TTV8638/OH
Aug 26, 2025NCI · Full0PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257TTV8638/OH
Aug 9, 2025TNII · Walk-around2OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257TTV8638/OH
Aug 8, 2025TNI · Full1OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257TTV8638/OH
Jul 31, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257TTV8638/OH
Sep 5, 2024NCI · Full0SPEEDSTAR LLC 4112344TTE5831/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

8 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GVNL TRANSPORT LLC4806394Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261IL
EASTROADS LLC4504896Jun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261OH
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 30, 2026May 13, 20263IL
MTMFO LLC4501798Feb 20, 2026Mar 10, 20262IL
SPEEDSTAR LLC4112344Sep 5, 2024Jan 25, 20262OH
CENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLC4441784Oct 22, 2025Oct 30, 20252IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jul 31, 2025Aug 26, 20254IL
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.
TTV8638OH2GVNL TRANSPORT LLCAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
TTV8638OHEASTROADS LLCJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20261
TTV8638OHKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 30, 2026May 13, 20263
TTV8638OHMTMFO LLCFeb 20, 2026Mar 10, 20262
TTV8638OHSPEEDSTAR LLCJan 25, 2026Jan 25, 20261
TTV8638OHCENTRAL TRANSIT SERVICES LLCOct 22, 2025Oct 30, 20252
TTV8638OHNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
TTV8638OHPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJul 31, 2025Aug 26, 20254
TTE5831OHSPEEDSTAR LLCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026