Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ixl Machine Shop

1L94E5356JH579001 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenFeb 29, 2024
MI
Last seenNov 26, 2025
MI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1L94E5356JH579001
Make
Ixl Machine Shop
Model
IXL Machine Shop
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
1L9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
4E535

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
579001

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
IXL MACHINE SHOP

Prefix basis · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
IXL Machine Shop

Prefix basis · 4 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
IXL MACHINE SHOP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
IXL Machine Shop

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 29, 2024 – Nov 26, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 26, 2025MIII · Walk-around2KENLEY MELVIN NEWHOUSE 1168591F201132/MI
Feb 21, 2025MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Feb 3, 2025INII · Walk-around3LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Dec 27, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Aug 28, 2024MIII · Walk-around1LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Aug 14, 2024MII · Full5LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Jul 25, 2024MII · Full2OOSLOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO 112071F035746/MI
Feb 29, 2024MII · Full5OOSCOLDSTONE TRANSPORT LLC 1339430E780847/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KENLEY MELVIN NEWHOUSE1168591Nov 26, 2025Nov 26, 20251MI
LOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL CO112071Jul 25, 2024Feb 21, 20256MI
COLDSTONE TRANSPORT LLC1339430Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241MI
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.
F201132MIKENLEY MELVIN NEWHOUSENov 26, 2025Nov 26, 20251
F035746MILOUIS PADNOS IRON & METAL COJul 25, 2024Feb 21, 20256
E780847MICOLDSTONE TRANSPORT LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026