Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western trailer company Western Trailer Company

5DN115341LB001493 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

19 mo

Inspections4

all-time

OOS inspections2

of 4

First seenJul 10, 2023

Last seenFeb 26, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 5DN115341LB001493
Make: Western trailer company
Model: Western Trailer Company
Model year: 2020
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 17, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2023 – Feb 26, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Feb 26, 2025	MT	II · Walk-around	1	OOS	MRN TRANSPORT LTD 3804804	16671L/BC
Oct 15, 2024	WA	II · Walk-around	2	—	OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD 1882616	71550K/BC
May 13, 2024	WA	III · Driver-only	1	—	OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD 1882616	71550K/BC
Jul 10, 2023	WA	II · Walk-around	3	OOS	OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD 1882616	31315J/BC

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
MRN TRANSPORT LTD	3804804	Feb 26, 2025	Feb 26, 2025	1	BC
OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD	1882616	Jul 10, 2023	Oct 15, 2024	3	BC

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
16671L	BC	—	MRN TRANSPORT LTD	Feb 26, 2025 → Feb 26, 2025	1
71550K	BC	—	OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD	May 13, 2024 → Oct 15, 2024	2
31315J	BC	—	OCEAN BLUE TRUCKING LTD	Jul 10, 2023 → Jul 10, 2023	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026