Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

1L9BC22C7JL033073 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMay 31, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 11 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
1L9BC22C7JL033073
Make
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 24, 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
BC22C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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
033073

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
LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.

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

Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

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
LEDWELL & SONS ENTERPRISES, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, 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

  • 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 31, 2025 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around1WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS LLC 4469386W97973/TX
Feb 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around0WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS LLC 4469386W97973/TX
May 31, 2025TXI · Full0SANDERSON FARMS LLC 79127W97973/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS LLC4469386Feb 24, 2026Apr 28, 20262GA
SANDERSON FARMS LLC79127May 31, 2025May 31, 20251MS
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.
W97973TXWAYNE SANDERSON FARMS LLCFeb 24, 2026Apr 28, 20262
W97973TXSANDERSON FARMS LLCMay 31, 2025May 31, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026