Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

1L9UC42C9HL033834 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 3, 2026
NE
Last seenJun 9, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1L9UC42C9HL033834
Make
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.
Model year
2017
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
UC42C

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
033834

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 · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Ledwell & Sons Enterprises, Inc.

Prefix basis · 25 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
2017

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 · Mar 3, 2026 – Jun 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 9, 2026NEI · Full10VALLEY TRANSPORTATION LLC 158620147X2842/NE
May 21, 2026NEIII · Driver-only0VALLEY TRANSPORTATION LLC 158620147X2842/NE
Mar 3, 2026NEIII · Driver-only0NEBRASKA DISTILLERS PRODUCTS LLC 286705047X2842/NE
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VALLEY TRANSPORTATION LLC1586201May 21, 2026Jun 9, 20262NE
NEBRASKA DISTILLERS PRODUCTS LLC2867050Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261NE
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
47X2842NEVALLEY TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 21, 2026Jun 9, 20262
47X2842NENEBRASKA DISTILLERS PRODUCTS LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 24, 2026