Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Christen brothers, inc Christen Brothers, INC.

4C9C5GS27HS072019 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 19
First seen08/03/2023
CA
Last seen05/12/2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
4C9C5GS27HS072019
Make
Christen brothers, inc
Model
Christen Brothers, INC.
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/30/2026
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 · 08/03/2023 – 05/12/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/12/2026CAI · Full3—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
04/02/2026CAI · Full5—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
03/25/2026CAI · Full8—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
02/20/2026USIII · Driver-only0—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
02/17/2026CAI · Full5—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
11/13/2025CAII · Walk-around7—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404VZ1617/CA
09/11/2025AZII · Walk-around2OOSKRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
08/20/2025USI · Full4—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
08/13/2025AZII · Walk-around3—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
08/06/2025USI · Full1—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
07/29/2025USI · Full1—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
07/14/2025AZII · Walk-around6—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
06/11/2025USI · Full2—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC 27926404UW2541/CA
04/14/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
07/10/2024CAIII · Driver-only1—SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
05/14/2024CAI · Full3—SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC 40575294UW2541/CA
09/28/2023CAIII · Driver-only0—MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
08/07/2023CAI · Full0—MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
08/03/2023CAI · Full2—MARCO A BARNETT 28362664UW2541/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC279264006/11/202505/12/202613CA
SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC405752905/14/202404/14/20253CA
MARCO A BARNETT283626608/03/202309/28/20233CA
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.
4VZ1617CA—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC11/13/2025 → 05/12/20265
4UW2541CA—KRATOS TRANSPORT LLC06/11/2025 → 03/25/20268
4UW2541CA—SAFE LINK LOGISTICS LLC05/14/2024 → 04/14/20253
4UW2541CA—MARCO A BARNETT08/03/2023 → 09/28/20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/30/2026
2017 Christen brothers, inc Christen Brothers, INC. — VIN 4C9C5GS27HS072019