Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Load King

5LKL48232J1029875 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 27, 2023
TN
Last seenApr 6, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5LKL48232J1029875
Make
Load King
Model
Load King
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
5LK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L4823

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
029875

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
LOAD KING

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Load King

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LOAD KING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Load King

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 27, 2023 – Apr 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around5BD TRUCKING INC 41944215417589/ME
Sep 3, 2025OHIII · Driver-only1BD TRUCKING INC 41944215417589/ME
Aug 27, 2023TNI · Full0IOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INC 313015DZ0295/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BD TRUCKING INC4194421Sep 3, 2025Apr 6, 20262IL
IOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INC313015Aug 27, 2023Aug 27, 20231IA
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.
5417589MEBD TRUCKING INCSep 3, 2025Apr 6, 20262
DZ0295IAIOWA MOTOR TRUCK TRANSPORT INCAug 27, 2023Aug 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026