Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS5315LB540181 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 9
First seenFeb 12, 2025
LA
Last seenJun 5, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
1T9LS5315LB540181
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 9, 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
LS531

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
540181

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 12, 2025 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
Jun 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
May 28, 2026NMIII · Driver-only2NICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
Feb 17, 2026LAI · Full4OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
Dec 28, 2025OKI · Full7OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DX7908/OK
Sep 4, 2025OKI · Full12OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939DQ4578/OK
Jun 24, 2025NYIII · Driver-only9OOSNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 4424939CR77279/NC
Feb 12, 2025LAI · Full4OOSCROSS COUNTRY CARRIERS LLC 4323753CR77279/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC4424939Jun 24, 2025Jun 5, 20268TX
CROSS COUNTRY CARRIERS LLC4323753Feb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251NC
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.
DX7908OK2NICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCDec 28, 2025Jun 5, 20266
DQ4578OKNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCSep 4, 2025Sep 4, 20251
CR77279NCNICOLE FREIGHT & AUTO TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
CR77279NCCROSS COUNTRY CARRIERS LLCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026