Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Pj PJ

4P5FD4028H1260715 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
15 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen08/29/2024
CA
Last seen11/20/2025
NV
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 15 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
4P5FD4028H1260715
Make
Pj
Model
PJ
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
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 · 08/29/2024 – 11/20/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/20/2025NVII · Walk-around2—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 43458554UK3438/CA
09/16/2025NVI · Full0—HIGHWAY EXPRESS LLC 41545794UK3438/CA
05/06/2025CAI · Full4—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC 41550694UK3438/CA
08/29/2024CAI · Full3OOSNORTHERN VALLEY LLC 41482814UK3438/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC434585511/20/202511/20/20251OH
HIGHWAY EXPRESS LLC415457909/16/202509/16/20251IL
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC415506905/06/202505/06/20251GA
NORTHERN VALLEY LLC414828108/29/202408/29/20241OH
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.
4UK3438CA—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC11/20/2025 → 11/20/20251
4UK3438CA—HIGHWAY EXPRESS LLC09/16/2025 → 09/16/20251
4UK3438CA—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC05/06/2025 → 05/06/20251
4UK3438CA—NORTHERN VALLEY LLC08/29/2024 → 08/29/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/14/2026