Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Western star 4900

5KJJABAV63PL82296 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen05/15/2024
UT
Last seen12/16/2025
OK
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABAV63PL82296
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/05/2026
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 · 05/15/2024 – 12/16/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/16/2025OKIII · Driver-only1—PROVENCE LOGGING 701166K57183/AR
11/05/2025OKII · Walk-around1OOSPROVENCE LOGGING 701166K57183/AR
08/20/2025ARIII · Driver-only0—PROVENCE LOGGING 701166K57183/AR
07/10/2025ARIII · Driver-only0—PROVENCE LOGGING 701166K57183/AR
05/15/2024UTI · Full4OOSMERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC 1547123010246/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROVENCE LOGGING70116607/10/202512/16/20254AR
MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC15471205/15/202405/15/20241KY
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.
K57183AR—PROVENCE LOGGING07/10/2025 → 12/16/20254
3010246IN—MERCER TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC05/15/2024 → 05/15/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026