Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9TS5338PB540196 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenJul 24, 2023
IA
Last seenJul 8, 2026
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
1T9TS5338PB540196
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
TS533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
540196

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 6 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026KYI · Full8OOSRTJ LOGISTICS LLC 4348707TY45V04/GA
May 26, 2026KYI · Full3OOSRTJ LOGISTICS LLC 4348707TY45Y04/GA
Jul 14, 2025GAIII · Driver-only11 ROBINSON TRANSPORTATION LLC 2835281TY28R55/GA
Jul 6, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4OOS1 ROBINSON TRANSPORTATION LLC 2835281TY28R55/GA
Nov 17, 2023FLI · Full0EIM TRANSPORTATION LLC 4062739TW02V18/GA
Aug 13, 2023NCI · Full6EIM TRANSPORTATION LLC 4062739TW02V18/GA
Aug 10, 2023PAII · Walk-around6OOSEIM TRANSPORTATION LLC 4062739TW02X18/GA
Jul 24, 2023IAII · Walk-around6EIM TRANSPORTATION LLC 4062739TW02V18/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RTJ LOGISTICS LLC4348707May 26, 2026Jul 8, 20262GA
1 ROBINSON TRANSPORTATION LLC2835281Jul 6, 2025Jul 14, 20252GA
EIM TRANSPORTATION LLC4062739Jul 24, 2023Nov 17, 20234GA
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.
TY45V04GA2RTJ LOGISTICS LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
TY45Y04GARTJ LOGISTICS LLCMay 26, 2026May 26, 20261
TY28R55GA1 ROBINSON TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 6, 2025Jul 14, 20252
TW02V18GAEIM TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 24, 2023Nov 17, 20233
TW02X18GAEIM TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026