Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Western star 4700

5KKMAVDV8LLMA1956 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seen07/26/2023
AL
Last seen06/30/2026
AL
Inspected under 3 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
5KKMAVDV8LLMA1956
Make
Western star
Model
4700
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
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 · 07/26/2023 – 06/30/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/30/2026ALII · Walk-around3—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
12/10/2025ALII · Walk-around1—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
10/24/2025ALIII · Driver-only0—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
10/06/2025ALII · Walk-around2—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
06/02/2025ALII · Walk-around0—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
04/09/2025ALII · Walk-around0—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
02/14/2025ALII · Walk-around3—ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC 31974383A0CU6Y/AL
02/14/2024ALII · Walk-around1—JA SMITH TRUCKING LLC 386452662A0YN8/AL
07/26/2023ALI · Full3—JA SMITH LLC 338107662A0YN8/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC319743802/14/202506/30/20267AL
JA SMITH TRUCKING LLC386452602/14/202402/14/20241AL
JA SMITH LLC338107607/26/202307/26/20231AL
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.
3A0CU6YAL1ROBERT C CONSTRUCTION LLC02/14/2025 → 06/30/20267
62A0YN8AL—JA SMITH TRUCKING LLC02/14/2024 → 02/14/20241
62A0YN8AL—JA SMITH LLC07/26/2023 → 07/26/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026
2020 Western star 4700 — VIN 5KKMAVDV8LLMA1956