Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Western star 4900

5KJRALAV66PW31502 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen08/24/2023
WY
Last seen09/16/2024
ND
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
5KJRALAV66PW31502
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
07/17/2026
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 · 08/24/2023 – 09/16/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/16/2024NDII · Walk-around0—BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC 314591PR52254/SD
09/04/2024NDIII · Driver-only2—BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC 314591PR52254/SD
08/02/2024WYIII · Driver-only2—BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC 314591TEMPW31502/SD
08/24/2023WYI · Full14OOSTERRY MEHRER 341524613C1094/WY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC31459108/02/202409/16/20243SD
TERRY MEHRER341524608/24/202308/24/20231WY
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.
PR52254SD—BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC09/04/2024 → 09/16/20242
TEMPW31502SD—BLACK HILLS TRANSPORT LLC08/02/2024 → 08/02/20241
13C1094WY—TERRY MEHRER08/24/2023 → 08/24/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026