Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

1L9GA72A6CL033897 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 22, 2024
NC
Last seenApr 1, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 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
1L9GA72A6CL033897
Make
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model year
2012
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
GA72A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
033897

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 · 218 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

Prefix basis · 218 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
2012

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 · Aug 22, 2024 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JIF LOGISTICS LLC 4428995DC53235/NC
Apr 14, 2025NCII · Walk-around0HIDDEN VALLEY LOGISTICS LLC 4239180DC53235/NC
Aug 22, 2024NCII · Walk-around1HIDDEN VALLEY LOGISTICS LLC 4239180DC53235/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JIF LOGISTICS LLC4428995Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261NC
HIDDEN VALLEY LOGISTICS LLC4239180Aug 22, 2024Apr 14, 20252NC
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.
DC53235NCJIF LOGISTICS LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
DC53235NCHIDDEN VALLEY LOGISTICS LLCAug 22, 2024Apr 14, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026