Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5DMFABTB59C000017

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen01/03/2024
OH
Last seen09/18/2025
OH
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5DMFABTB59C000017
Make
Not decoded
Model
Not decoded
Model year
—
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
Not decoded
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/01/2026
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 · 01/03/2024 – 09/18/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/18/2025OHIII · Driver-only0—EASTERN EXPRESS INC 162408TTV3129/OH
12/20/2024OHI · Full0—NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454TTV3129/OH
12/09/2024OHII · Walk-around1OOSNORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO 154454TTV31229/OH
03/11/2024KYII · Walk-around0—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670TSE7979/OH
01/03/2024OHIII · Driver-only1—P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC 122443TSE7979/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EASTERN EXPRESS INC16240809/18/202509/18/20251IN
NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO15445412/09/202412/20/20242OH
THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY12067003/11/202403/11/20241OH
P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC12244301/03/202401/03/20241OH
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.
TTV3129OH—EASTERN EXPRESS INC09/18/2025 → 09/18/20251
TTV3129OH—NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO12/20/2024 → 12/20/20241
TTV31229OH—NORTHERN STEEL TRANSPORT CO12/09/2024 → 12/09/20241
TSE7979OH—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY03/11/2024 → 03/11/20241
TSE7979OH—P I & I MOTOR EXPRESS INC01/03/2024 → 01/03/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/01/2026