Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 West-Mark Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

16WTC40208A136017 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJan 26, 2026
CA
Last seenJul 9, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
16WTC40208A136017
Make
West-Mark
Model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
16W

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TC402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
136017

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WEST-MARK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Certified Stainless Services, Inc dba West-Mark

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 26, 2026 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0SCHEIDT FARMS TRUCKING INC 13597854JT3678/CA
Jan 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0GERARDO JESUS MACIEL 30863124JT3678/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SCHEIDT FARMS TRUCKING INC1359785Jul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261CA
GERARDO JESUS MACIEL3086312Jan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
4JT3678CA2SCHEIDT FARMS TRUCKING INCJul 9, 2026Jul 9, 20261
4JT3678CAGERARDO JESUS MACIELJan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026