Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western trailer company Western Trailer Company

5DN154422JB000832 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen08/09/2023
NV
Last seen12/18/2025
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5DN154422JB000832
Make
Western trailer company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
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 · 08/09/2023 – 12/18/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/18/2025NMII · Walk-around0—J A TRANSPORT LLC 43094794WE3054/CA
06/11/2025WYIII · Driver-only8OOSJ A TRANSPORT LLC 43094794WE3054/CA
03/14/2025NVII · Walk-around1—J A TRANSPORT LLC 43094794WE3054/CA
05/01/2024CAIII · Driver-only0—MICHAEL SHADD 10263684RJ8933/CA
08/09/2023NVII · Walk-around0—MICHAEL SHADD 10263684RJ8933/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J A TRANSPORT LLC430947903/14/202512/18/20253CA
MICHAEL SHADD102636808/09/202305/01/20242CA
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.
4WE3054CA—J A TRANSPORT LLC03/14/2025 → 12/18/20253
4RJ8933CA—MICHAEL SHADD08/09/2023 → 05/01/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/01/2026