Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Cei Equipment Company, Inc.

1C9FA402481257971 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 23, 2023
MN
Last seenMay 26, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1C9FA402481257971
Make
Cei Equipment Company, Inc.
Model
CEI Equipment Company, Inc.
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FA402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
257971

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
CEI EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

Prefix basis · 57 decoded VINs at 98.3% prefix purity.

Model
CEI Equipment Company, Inc.

Prefix basis · 57 decoded VINs at 98.3% 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CEI EQUIPMENT COMPANY, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CEI Equipment Company, 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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Jun 23, 2023 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026MNI · Full11OOSREEL TRUCKIN LLC 43591076792STZ/MN
Mar 4, 2026MNIII · Driver-only1REEL TRUCKIN LLC 43591076792STZ/MN
Jun 9, 2025MNII · Walk-around2REEL TRUCKIN LLC 43591076792STZ/MN
Apr 23, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1REEL TRUCKIN LLC 43591076792STZ/MN
Dec 20, 2024MNIII · Driver-only1ROSS MCCORQUODALE 6070216792STZ/MN
Aug 8, 2023MNIII · Driver-only2ROSS MCCORQUODALE 6070216792STZ/MN
Jun 23, 2023MNIII · Driver-only3ROSS MCCORQUODALE 6070216792STZ/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
REEL TRUCKIN LLC4359107Apr 23, 2025May 26, 20264MN
ROSS MCCORQUODALE607021Jun 23, 2023Dec 20, 20243MN
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.
6792STZMNREEL TRUCKIN LLCApr 23, 2025May 26, 20264
6792STZMNROSS MCCORQUODALEJun 23, 2023Dec 20, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026