Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Boydstun Metal Works

1B9CS45258P275690 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenDec 11, 2023
CO
Last seenMay 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1B9CS45258P275690
Make
Boydstun Metal Works
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
1B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CS452

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
275690

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
BOYDSTUN METAL WORKS

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

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

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 11, 2023 – May 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSMADDEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2870123027F131/TX
Apr 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around3MADDEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2870123027F131/TX
Jul 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around3MADDEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 2870123027F131/TX
Mar 27, 2024KSII · Walk-around1FARLINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3903457027F131/TX
Dec 11, 2023COII · Walk-around4OOSFARLINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3903457027F131/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MADDEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC2870123Jul 4, 2025May 8, 20263TX
FARLINE TRANSPORTATION INC3903457Dec 11, 2023Mar 27, 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.
027F131TXMADDEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 4, 2025May 8, 20263
027F131TXFARLINE TRANSPORTATION INCDec 11, 2023Mar 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026