Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Cei Equipment Company, Inc.

1C9FA4028K1257981 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
39 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 31, 2023
GA
Last seenOct 5, 2026
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 39 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
1C9FA4028K1257981
Make
Cei Equipment Company, Inc.
Model
CEI Equipment Company, Inc.
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Sep 27, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
257981

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.

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 · Jul 31, 2023 – Oct 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 5, 2026ALII · Walk-around3OOSTRANTHAM SERVICES INC 871396PB97487/IN
Jul 31, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0—J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC 80806PB97487/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANTHAM SERVICES INC871396Oct 5, 2026Oct 5, 20261AL
J B HUNT TRANSPORT INC80806Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231AR
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PB97487IN2TRANTHAM SERVICES INCOct 5, 2026 → Oct 5, 20261
PB97487IN—J B HUNT TRANSPORT INCJul 31, 2023 → Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 27, 2026