Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Ameritrail, Inc.

17YGN4021YB020826 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
4 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 7
First seenMar 17, 2026
OK
Last seenJul 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 4 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
17YGN4021YB020826
Make
Ameritrail, Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2000
Body class
Not decoded
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
17Y

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GN402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2000 or 2030

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

North American serial sequence
020826

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 · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ameritrail, Inc.

Prefix basis · 3 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
2000

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
AMERITRAIL, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 17, 2026 – Jul 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 25, 2026TXI · Full1OOSDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655077B612/TX
Jul 17, 2026TNI · Full2OOSDRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655077B612/TX
Jul 16, 2026TNI · Full0DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3157655077B612/TX
Apr 8, 2026IAI · Full15OOSSKYBRIDGE HAULING INC 4338583077B612/TX
Apr 6, 2026ILI · Full9OOSSKYBRIDGE HAULING INC 4338583077B612/TX
Mar 23, 2026WAI · Full3OOSPRIME LINK LOGISTICS INC 4123722077B612/TX
Mar 17, 2026OKI · Full10OOSIRONWOOD EXPRESS INC 4338565077B612/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLC3157655Jul 16, 2026Jul 25, 20263TX
SKYBRIDGE HAULING INC4338583Apr 6, 2026Apr 8, 20262PA
PRIME LINK LOGISTICS INC4123722Mar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261OR
IRONWOOD EXPRESS INC4338565Mar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261IN
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.
077B612TX2DRIVEN TRANSPORT LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 25, 20263
077B612TXSKYBRIDGE HAULING INCApr 6, 2026Apr 8, 20262
077B612TXPRIME LINK LOGISTICS INCMar 23, 2026Mar 23, 20261
077B612TXIRONWOOD EXPRESS INCMar 17, 2026Mar 17, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026