Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Mclendon Trailers

1M9FT4221GA776274 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 18, 2023
GA
Last seenMar 9, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1M9FT4221GA776274
Make
Mclendon Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
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
FT422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
776274

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MCLENDON TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • 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 · Aug 18, 2023 – Mar 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 9, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2RUFFLE FEATHERS TRUCKING LLC 35216745626671/ME
Dec 16, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0EYE 2 EYE TRUCKING INC 27924535225921/ME
Aug 18, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1ACA TRANSPORTATION LLC 40323915225921/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RUFFLE FEATHERS TRUCKING LLC3521674Mar 9, 2026Mar 9, 20261OH
EYE 2 EYE TRUCKING INC2792453Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241GA
ACA TRANSPORTATION LLC4032391Aug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231SC
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.
5626671MERUFFLE FEATHERS TRUCKING LLCMar 9, 2026Mar 9, 20261
5225921MEEYE 2 EYE TRUCKING INCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
5225921MEACA TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 18, 2023Aug 18, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 25, 2026