Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA5321PL253260 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 7, 2024
PA
Last seenJan 1, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1KKVA5321PL253260
Make
Kentucky
Model
Dry Freight Trailer
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
1KK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
VA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
253260

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
KENTUCKY

Prefix basis · 325 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dry Freight Trailer

Prefix basis · 325 decoded VINs at 100.0% 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENTUCKY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dry Freight Trailer

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

  • 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 · May 7, 2024 – Jan 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 1, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3GG&E TRUCKING LLC 33462535214538/ME
Oct 8, 2025WIII · Walk-around7OOSRAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC 41294445214538/ME
Sep 11, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0RAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC 41294445214538/ME
Feb 1, 2025NCI · Full0SMT TRANS LLC 35155745214538/ME
May 9, 2024SDII · Walk-around0AA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 33101795214538/ME
May 7, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1AA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 33101795214538/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GG&E TRUCKING LLC3346253Jan 1, 2026Jan 1, 20261PA
RAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC4129444Sep 11, 2025Oct 8, 20252PA
SMT TRANS LLC3515574Feb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251PA
AA AUTO TRANSPORT INC3310179May 7, 2024May 9, 20242PA
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.
5214538MEGG&E TRUCKING LLCJan 1, 2026Jan 1, 20261
5214538MERAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 11, 2025Oct 8, 20252
5214538MESMT TRANS LLCFeb 1, 2025Feb 1, 20251
5214538MEAA AUTO TRANSPORT INCMay 7, 2024May 9, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026