Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Interstate Trailers, Inc.

1JKDTA242JM016518 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenDec 6, 2023
FL
Last seenMar 10, 2026
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1JKDTA242JM016518
Make
Interstate Trailers, Inc.
Model
Interstate Trailers, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 5, 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
1JK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DTA24

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
016518

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
INTERSTATE TRAILERS, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Interstate Trailers, 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
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 6, 2023 – Mar 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 10, 2026FLIII · Driver-only0UNITED UTILITY I POWER SERVICES LLC 3073272DM8038/OK
Apr 30, 2025FLIII · Driver-only2COASTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLC 2831859PA10105/IN
Aug 20, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0COASTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLC 2831859PA10105/IN
Dec 6, 2023FLII · Walk-around4OOSCOASTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLC 2831859PA10105/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITED UTILITY I POWER SERVICES LLC3073272Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261NC
COASTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLC2831859Dec 6, 2023Apr 30, 20253FL
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.
DM8038OKUNITED UTILITY I POWER SERVICES LLCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
PA10105INCOASTAL ELECTRICAL CONSTRUCTION LLCDec 6, 2023Apr 30, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 5, 2026