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2017 Western star 5700

5KJJBHDR1HLJD2103 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seen08/31/2023
VA
Last seen01/06/2026
ME
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5KJJBHDR1HLJD2103
Make
Western star
Model
5700
Model year
2017
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/21/2026
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 · 08/31/2023 – 01/06/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/06/2026MEIII · Driver-only0—K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456PUW875/NB
04/16/2025MEII · Walk-around0—K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456PUW875/NB
02/28/2025MEIII · Driver-only0—K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456L5151298/NB
08/14/2024NYII · Walk-around4—K & T TRANSPORT LTD 248456PUW875/NB
03/19/2024MEI · Full6—D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUW517/NB
11/13/2023MEII · Walk-around1—D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUW517/NB
08/31/2023VAIII · Driver-only0—D FORSYTH LTD 1422808PUW517/NB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K & T TRANSPORT LTD24845608/14/202401/06/20264NB
D FORSYTH LTD142280808/31/202303/19/20243NB
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.
PUW875NB—K & T TRANSPORT LTD08/14/2024 → 01/06/20263
L5151298NB—K & T TRANSPORT LTD02/28/2025 → 02/28/20251
PUW517NB—D FORSYTH LTD08/31/2023 → 03/19/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026