Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Western trailer company Western Trailer Company

5DN174828HB000641 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seen08/06/2024
CA
Last seen08/12/2025
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5DN174828HB000641
Make
Western trailer company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2017
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 · 08/06/2024 – 08/12/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/12/2025CAII · Walk-around2OOSLODESTAR EXPRESS LLC 43593224SA7366/CA
07/24/2025COI · Full10OOSLODESTAR EXPRESS LLC 43593224SA7366/CA
10/08/2024AZII · Walk-around4OOSRUBEN ELISEO SERRANO ANDINO 18907714SA7366/CA
08/06/2024CAI · Full1OOSRUBEN ELISEO SERRANO ANDINO 18907714SA7366/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LODESTAR EXPRESS LLC435932207/24/202508/12/20252CA
RUBEN ELISEO SERRANO ANDINO189077108/06/202410/08/20242CA
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.
4SA7366CA—LODESTAR EXPRESS LLC07/24/2025 → 08/12/20252
4SA7366CA—RUBEN ELISEO SERRANO ANDINO08/06/2024 → 10/08/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026