Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Trailer Company

5DN1445218B000770 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 11, 2023
CA
Last seenAug 3, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5DN1445218B000770
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2008
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.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
000770

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Prefix basis · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 112 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Western Trailer Company

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 11, 2023 – Aug 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 3, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0T&M TRUCKING INC 5530449YA762/AZ
Mar 25, 2026CAIII · Driver-only2OOSTJL TRUCKING LLC 28677177263TI/ID
Jan 14, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1OOST&M TRUCKING INC 5530447262TI/ID
Apr 2, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2TJL TRUCKING LLC 28677177262TI/ID
Sep 11, 2023CAII · Walk-around4TJL TRUCKING LLC 28677174LM4041/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
T&M TRUCKING INC553044Jan 14, 2026Aug 3, 20262AZ
TJL TRUCKING LLC2867717Sep 11, 2023Mar 25, 20263ID
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.
9YA762AZ2T&M TRUCKING INCAug 3, 2026Aug 3, 20261
7263TIIDTJL TRUCKING LLCMar 25, 2026Mar 25, 20261
7262TIIDT&M TRUCKING INCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
7262TIIDTJL TRUCKING LLCApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 20241
4LM4041CATJL TRUCKING LLCSep 11, 2023Sep 11, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026