Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western trailer company Western Trailer Company

5DN115347LB000509 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seen01/05/2024
WA
Last seen02/25/2026
OR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
5DN115347LB000509
Make
Western trailer company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/17/2026
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 · 01/05/2024 – 02/25/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/25/2026ORIII · Driver-only2OOSMICHAEL T SMITH 193984628860AL/WA
11/20/2025WAII · Walk-around1OOSMICHAEL T SMITH 193984628860AL/WA
03/19/2025WAIII · Driver-only0—RJ TRUCKLINE LLC 40277312574010/ME
01/05/2024WAII · Walk-around1OOSRAI SAAB TRANSPORT LLC 40936582574010/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAEL T SMITH193984611/20/202502/25/20262WA
RJ TRUCKLINE LLC402773103/19/202503/19/20251WA
RAI SAAB TRANSPORT LLC409365801/05/202401/05/20241WA
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.
28860ALWA—MICHAEL T SMITH11/20/2025 → 02/25/20262
2574010ME—RJ TRUCKLINE LLC03/19/2025 → 03/19/20251
2574010ME—RAI SAAB TRANSPORT LLC01/05/2024 → 01/05/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026