Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Better Weigh Mfg

1B9LH5044XT260102 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 19, 2023
WA
Last seenMay 29, 2025
WA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1B9LH5044XT260102
Make
Better Weigh Mfg
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
LH504

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
260102

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BETTER WEIGH MFG

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – May 29, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1SAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLC 340595410311AH/WA
Jun 19, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1SAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLC 340595410311AH/WA
Mar 7, 2024WAIII · Driver-only1SAUTER FARMS LLC 330442710311AH/WA
Feb 22, 2024WAIII · Driver-only0SAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLC 340595410311AH/WA
Sep 19, 2023WAIII · Driver-only2SAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLC 340595410311AH/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLC3405954Sep 19, 2023May 29, 20254WA
SAUTER FARMS LLC3304427Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241WA
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.
10311AHWASAUTER CRUSHING AND CONTRACTING LLCSep 19, 2023May 29, 20254
10311AHWASAUTER FARMS LLCMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026