Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western Trailer Company

5DN232028PB000850 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenAug 25, 2023
OR
Last seenMay 28, 2026
UT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
5DN232028PB000850
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
23202

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
000850

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 3 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
2023

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 25, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026UTII · Walk-around2OOSK&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLC 4172886TS3660/ID
Feb 4, 2026SDII · Walk-around1OOSK&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLC 4172886TS3660/ID
Jan 20, 2026SDIII · Driver-only1OOSK&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLC 4172886TS3660/ID
Sep 18, 2025ORII · Walk-around0A & Y TRUCKING INC 4098272TS3660/ID
Jun 13, 2025NDI · Full1K&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLC 4172886TS3660/ID
Jul 2, 2024MTII · Walk-around2C&T HERNANDEZ TRUCKING INC 3467821TS3660/ID
Apr 25, 2024ORIII · Driver-only1OOSC&T HERNANDEZ TRUCKING INC 3467821TS3660/ID
Aug 25, 2023ORII · Walk-around13OOSC&T HERNANDEZ TRUCKING INC 3467821TS3660/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLC4172886Jun 13, 2025May 28, 20264ID
A & Y TRUCKING INC4098272Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251ID
C&T HERNANDEZ TRUCKING INC3467821Aug 25, 2023Jul 2, 20243ID
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.
TS3660IDK&L LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 13, 2025May 28, 20264
TS3660IDA & Y TRUCKING INCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
TS3660IDC&T HERNANDEZ TRUCKING INCAug 25, 2023Jul 2, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026