Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Steco, inc Dump Trailer

5EWDS3826C1254870 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

19 mo

Inspections4

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 4

First seenFeb 8, 2024

Last seenSep 18, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 5EWDS3826C1254870
Make: Steco, inc
Model: Dump Trailer
Model year: 2012
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Aug 4, 2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 8, 2024 – Sep 18, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Sep 18, 2025	NE	III · Driver-only	1	—	ALTER TRADING CORPORATION 420791	FP4635/IA
Jun 5, 2024	IA	III · Driver-only	2	—	SEAN SMITH TRUCKING LLC 3108721	FP4635/IA
May 14, 2024	IL	III · Driver-only	0	—	SEAN SMITH TRUCKING LLC 3108721	FP4635/IA
Feb 8, 2024	NE	III · Driver-only	1	—	SEAN SMITH TRUCKING LLC 3108721	FP4635/IA

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
ALTER TRADING CORPORATION	420791	Sep 18, 2025	Sep 18, 2025	1	IA
SEAN SMITH TRUCKING LLC	3108721	Feb 8, 2024	Jun 5, 2024	3	IA

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
FP4635	IA	—	ALTER TRADING CORPORATION	Sep 18, 2025 → Sep 18, 2025	1
FP4635	IA	—	SEAN SMITH TRUCKING LLC	Feb 8, 2024 → Jun 5, 2024	3

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 4, 2026