Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Metalium industries METALIUM INDUSTRIES

3NGGF4026R1000272 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen06/13/2024
MN
Last seen06/22/2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
3NGGF4026R1000272
Make
Metalium industries
Model
METALIUM INDUSTRIES
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/25/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 06/13/2024 – 06/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/22/2026LAI · Full1—BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98104/SC
09/15/2025MEI · Full1—BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98104/SC
08/05/2025TNI · Full0—BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174TL98109/SC
03/06/2025USI · Full0—BIG RAM TRANS LLC 3360174134799/IL
07/18/2024MSI · Full0—API TRUCKING INC 3010989134799TE/IL
06/13/2024MNIII · Driver-only0—API TRUCKING INC 3010989C9421 TEMP/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG RAM TRANS LLC336017403/06/202506/22/20264IL
API TRUCKING INC301098906/13/202407/18/20242IL
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.
TL98104SC2BIG RAM TRANS LLC09/15/2025 → 06/22/20262
TL98109SC—BIG RAM TRANS LLC08/05/2025 → 08/05/20251
134799IL—BIG RAM TRANS LLC03/06/2025 → 03/06/20251
134799TEIL—API TRUCKING INC07/18/2024 → 07/18/20241
C9421 TEMPOK—API TRUCKING INC06/13/2024 → 06/13/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026