Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western star 4900

5KJJALCK16PV59205 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 14
First seen08/17/2023
TX
Last seen07/20/2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
5KJJALCK16PV59205
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/17/2026
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 · 08/17/2023 – 07/20/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/20/2026TNII · Walk-around0—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
07/16/2026TNIII · Driver-only0—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
05/27/2026KYI · Full1OOSMAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
11/18/2025ARIII · Driver-only1—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
11/05/2025ALII · Walk-around2—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
09/25/2025TNIII · Driver-only0—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
08/14/2025KYI · Full6OOSMAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
08/08/2025ALIII · Driver-only1—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
03/25/2025TNIII · Driver-only0—MAPLES TRUCKING INC 7067901198240/AL
12/02/2024TNI · Full1OOSMETEOR EXPRESS INC 8425931198240/AL
07/25/2024ALIII · Driver-only0—METEOR EXPRESS INC 8425931198240/AL
11/16/2023TNII · Walk-around1—DMT TRUCKING LLC 7959821198240/AL
10/19/2023WYI · Full0—AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC 2827211198240/AL
08/17/2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSSILVER EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED 23102891198240/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MAPLES TRUCKING INC70679003/25/202507/20/20269AL
METEOR EXPRESS INC84259307/25/202412/02/20242AL
DMT TRUCKING LLC79598211/16/202311/16/20231AL
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC28272110/19/202310/19/20231PA
SILVER EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED231028908/17/202308/17/20231AL
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.
1198240AL1MAPLES TRUCKING INC03/25/2025 → 07/20/20269
1198240AL—METEOR EXPRESS INC07/25/2024 → 12/02/20242
1198240AL—DMT TRUCKING LLC11/16/2023 → 11/16/20231
1198240AL—AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC10/19/2023 → 10/19/20231
1198240AL—SILVER EAGLE TRANSPORTATION INCORPORATED08/17/2023 → 08/17/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/17/2026