Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Montone Trailer Company Montone

1M938CW28TD003142 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenJul 10, 2023
IL
Last seenJan 26, 2026
IL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1M938CW28TD003142
Make
Montone Trailer Company
Model
Montone
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 25, 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
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
38CW2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
003142

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2026

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MONTONE TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Montone

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
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 10, 2023 – Jan 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 26, 2026ILII · Walk-around3RALPH A LEAL 3337544891662ST/IL
Apr 16, 2024IAII · Walk-around2OOSBUCKSHOT RIDGE FARMS & EXCAVATING LLC 1709421806015ST/IL
Jul 10, 2023ILII · Walk-around0NATIONWIDE FREIGHT INC 3019343806015ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RALPH A LEAL3337544Jan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261IL
BUCKSHOT RIDGE FARMS & EXCAVATING LLC1709421Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241IL
NATIONWIDE FREIGHT INC3019343Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231IL
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.
891662STILRALPH A LEALJan 26, 2026Jan 26, 20261
806015STILBUCKSHOT RIDGE FARMS & EXCAVATING LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
806015STILNATIONWIDE FREIGHT INCJul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026