Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Kentucky Dry Freight Trailer

1KKVA5323PL253258 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenOct 26, 2023
CO
Last seenMar 31, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
1KKVA5323PL253258
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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
253258

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 · Oct 26, 2023 – Mar 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 31, 2026ALIII · Driver-only0RAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC 41294445214539/ME
Feb 24, 2026NMI · Full0RAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC 41294445214539/ME
Jun 27, 2025WIII · Walk-around2OOSAD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 30664955214539/ME
May 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC 30664955214539/ME
Jan 30, 2024OHIII · Driver-only0FF FREIGHT INC 34761935214539/ME
Oct 26, 2023COIII · Driver-only1AA AUTO TRANSPORT INC 3310179521-4539/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLC4129444Feb 24, 2026Mar 31, 20262PA
AD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC3066495May 8, 2025Jun 27, 20252PA
FF FREIGHT INC3476193Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241OH
AA AUTO TRANSPORT INC3310179Oct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231PA
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.
5214539MERAMCHO TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 24, 2026Mar 31, 20262
5214539MEAD EXPRESS TRUCKING LLCMay 8, 2025Jun 27, 20252
5214539MEFF FREIGHT INCJan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241
521-4539MEAA AUTO TRANSPORT INCOct 26, 2023Oct 26, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026