Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Pine Hill/bauxlite

1P9BU2026CG402780 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 27, 2024
KY
Last seenJun 22, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
1P9BU2026CG402780
Make
Pine Hill/bauxlite
Model
Pine Hill/Bauxlite
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1P9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BU202

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
402780

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
PINE HILL/BAUXLITE

Prefix basis · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pine Hill/Bauxlite

Prefix basis · 11 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
PINE HILL/BAUXLITE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Pine Hill/Bauxlite

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 · Feb 27, 2024 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026OHIII · Driver-only2NORMAN HOCHSTETLER 2934831T0N304/KY
Jun 9, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0PRECISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 4066340A7N605/KY
Feb 27, 2024KYII · Walk-around4OOSPRECISION TRANSPORTATION LLC 4066340A7N605/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NORMAN HOCHSTETLER2934831Jun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261KY
PRECISION TRANSPORTATION LLC4066340Feb 27, 2024Jun 9, 20252KY
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.
T0N304KY2NORMAN HOCHSTETLERJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
A7N605KYPRECISION TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 27, 2024Jun 9, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026