Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Western star 57X Chassis

5KJJBZDR8PLUM4539 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seen06/15/2024
WY
Last seen04/29/2026
OR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
5KJJBZDR8PLUM4539
Make
Western star
Model
57X Chassis
Model year
2023
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 · 06/15/2024 – 04/29/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/29/2026ORIII · Driver-only1—MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3227917P1109722/IL
04/09/2026AZII · Walk-around3OOSMIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC 3227917P1109722/IL
06/24/2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
05/29/2025AZIII · Driver-only2—BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
08/21/2024CAIII · Driver-only8OOSBLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
06/21/2024NCIII · Driver-only1—BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IN
06/15/2024WYII · Walk-around3—BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC 3548860P1109722/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC322791704/09/202604/29/20262IL
BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC354886006/15/202406/24/20255IN
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.
P1109722IL—MIDNIGHT CARGO EXPRESS LLC04/09/2026 → 04/29/20262
P1109722IL—BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC06/15/2024 → 06/24/20254
P1109722IN—BLACK HAWK LOGISTICS LLC06/21/2024 → 06/21/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026