Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4818NB540178 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections15
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 15
First seenDec 4, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 7, 2026
MI
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 31 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
1T9LS4818NB540178
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
540178

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 · Dec 4, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026MIIII · Driver-only1LEV TRANSPORT LLC 42828035433546/ME
Jun 16, 2026OHII · Walk-around3LEV TRANSPORT LLC 42828035433546/ME
Nov 26, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1D&T SHIPPING INC 41120025433546/ME
Oct 24, 2024NCI · Full2LMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/ME
Oct 2, 2024TNI · Full0LMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/UK
Aug 2, 2024IAII · Walk-around7OOSLMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/ME
Jul 18, 2024IAII · Walk-around13OOSLMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232TLR5129568/ME
May 7, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0LMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/ME
Apr 12, 2024MOII · Walk-around0LMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/ME
Apr 11, 2024KSI · Full1LMP EXPRESS LLC 41872325129568/ME
Jan 11, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0PMP EXPRESS LLC 39776675129568/ME
Jan 4, 2024OHII · Walk-around4PMP EXPRESS LLC 39776675129568/ME
Dec 21, 2023MIII · Walk-around4PMP EXPRESS LLC 39776675129568/ME
Dec 11, 2023TNI · Full1PMP EXPRESS LLC 39776675129568/ME
Dec 4, 2023MOI · Full1OOSPMP EXPRESS LLC 3977667512-9568/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LEV TRANSPORT LLC4282803Jun 16, 2026Jul 7, 20262NJ
D&T SHIPPING INC4112002Nov 26, 2025Nov 26, 20251NY
LMP EXPRESS LLC4187232Apr 11, 2024Oct 24, 20247PA
PMP EXPRESS LLC3977667Dec 4, 2023Jan 11, 20245PA
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.
5433546ME2LEV TRANSPORT LLCJun 16, 2026Jul 7, 20262
5433546MED&T SHIPPING INCNov 26, 2025Nov 26, 20251
5129568MELMP EXPRESS LLCApr 11, 2024Oct 24, 20245
5129568UKLMP EXPRESS LLCOct 2, 2024Oct 2, 20241
TLR5129568MELMP EXPRESS LLCJul 18, 2024Jul 18, 20241
5129568MEPMP EXPRESS LLCDec 11, 2023Jan 11, 20244
512-9568MEPMP EXPRESS LLCDec 4, 2023Dec 4, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026