Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YGA4022LB075743 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 24, 2024
AR
Last seenMar 11, 2026
LA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
17YGA4022LB075743
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
17Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GA402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
075743

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
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Prefix basis · 140 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Prefix basis · 140 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ameritrail, Inc.

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 · Apr 24, 2024 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026LAI · Full5OOSTRUESOUTH TRANSPORT 4510869252B169/TX
Feb 13, 2026TNI · Full1TRUESOUTH TRANSPORT 4510869177C849/TX
Jul 2, 2025NMI · Full0NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4158362177C849/TX
Jul 2, 2025NMI · Full0NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC 4158362177C849/TX
May 16, 2024ILI · Full2DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185177C849/TX
Apr 24, 2024ARI · Full1DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC 4122185177C849/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRUESOUTH TRANSPORT4510869Feb 13, 2026Mar 11, 20262TX
NORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC4158362Jul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20252TX
DRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLC4122185Apr 24, 2024May 16, 20242TX
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.
252B169TXTRUESOUTH TRANSPORTMar 11, 2026Mar 11, 20261
177C849TXTRUESOUTH TRANSPORTFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
177C849TXNORTHSTAR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20252
177C849TXDRIVEN TRANSPORT HOTSHOT DIVISION LLCApr 24, 2024May 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026