Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-tex trailers

4C9KC5320PC546342 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seen08/21/2025
MS
Last seen12/05/2025
MO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
4C9KC5320PC546342
Make
Cal-tex trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/14/2026
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 · 08/21/2025 – 12/05/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/05/2025MOI · Full7OOSSTEP IN SPACE INC 39259361041035ST/IL
10/22/2025OHII · Walk-around7—MDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998957116ST/IL
10/18/2025NCI · Full25OOSMDK TRANSPORT LLC 4361998957116ST/IL
08/21/2025MSII · Walk-around2OOSK1K TRANS LLC 4282391957116ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STEP IN SPACE INC392593612/05/202512/05/20251OH
MDK TRANSPORT LLC436199810/18/202510/22/20252WA
K1K TRANS LLC428239108/21/202508/21/20251IL
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.
1041035STIL—STEP IN SPACE INC12/05/2025 → 12/05/20251
957116STIL—MDK TRANSPORT LLC10/18/2025 → 10/22/20252
957116STIL—K1K TRANS LLC08/21/2025 → 08/21/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/14/2026