Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS481XPB540234 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 17
First seenFeb 29, 2024
TN
Last seenNov 19, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1T9LS481XPB540234
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2023
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
540234

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
2023

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 · Feb 29, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025NCIII · Driver-only3OOSSOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Sep 23, 2025TNI · Full2OOSSOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Sep 14, 2025MSII · Walk-around1SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Aug 29, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Aug 23, 2025IAII · Walk-around9OOSSOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
May 8, 2025ILI · Full8OOSSOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Apr 16, 2025MSIII · Driver-only1SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Apr 3, 2025TNI · Full1SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Mar 21, 2025CAI · Full3SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Feb 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around0SOCCER TRANS INC 3285101PT672V4/PA
Jul 24, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0LMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232PT579S3/PA
Jul 18, 2024MAI · Full0LMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232PT579S3/PA
Jun 9, 2024IAIII · Driver-only6OOSLMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232PT579S3/PA
Jun 9, 2024IAII · Walk-around3OOSLMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232PT579S3/PA
May 30, 2024WIII · Walk-around0LMP EXPRESS LLC 4187232PT579S3/PA
Feb 29, 2024TNI · Full1PMP EXPRESS LLC 3977667PT579S3/PA
Feb 29, 2024TNI · Full0PMP EXPRESS LLC 3977667PT579S3/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOCCER TRANS INC3285101Feb 6, 2025Nov 19, 202510PA
LMP EXPRESS LLC4187232May 30, 2024Jul 24, 20245PA
PMP EXPRESS LLC3977667Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20242PA
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.
PT672V4PASOCCER TRANS INCFeb 6, 2025Nov 19, 202510
PT579S3PALMP EXPRESS LLCMay 30, 2024Jul 24, 20245
PT579S3PAPMP EXPRESS LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026