Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Bulk Tank International

3B9TS71E8CG007070 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJan 31, 2025
MI
Last seenJun 10, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
3B9TS71E8CG007070
Make
Bulk Tank International
Model
Bulk Tank International
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
3B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TS71E

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
007070

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
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Prefix basis · 117 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Bulk Tank International

Prefix basis · 117 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BULK TANK INTERNATIONAL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Bulk Tank International

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 · Jan 31, 2025 – Jun 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 10, 2026TXI · Full3TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV 610377PD28654/IN
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BULK TRANSPORT COMPANY EAST INC 172096PD28654/IN
Sep 4, 2025USII · Walk-around3TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV 610377PD28654/IN
Jan 31, 2025MIII · Walk-around3OOSGORSKI BULK TRANSPORT INC 163105F133764/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CV610377Sep 4, 2025Jun 10, 20262TA
BULK TRANSPORT COMPANY EAST INC172096Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261MO
GORSKI BULK TRANSPORT INC163105Jan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251ON
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.
PD28654IN2TRANSPORTES SAL-AVE SA DE CVSep 4, 2025Jun 10, 20262
PD28654IN2BULK TRANSPORT COMPANY EAST INCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
F133764MIGORSKI BULK TRANSPORT INCJan 31, 2025Jan 31, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026