Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA2432685006883 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
10 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 3, 2023
CA
Last seenOct 14, 2024
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 10 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
1PMA2432685006883
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A2432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
006883

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
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Prefix basis · 237 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 237 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
POLAR TANK TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Polar Tank Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 3, 2023 – Oct 14, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2024CAI · Full2PAN PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY INC 5639874ST7568/CA
Jun 18, 2024CAI · Full5OOSFLAT EARTH TRANSPORTATION INC 28445794ST7568/CA
Mar 15, 2024CAI · Full0FLAT EARTH TRANSPORTATION INC 28445794ST7568/CA
Dec 3, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSMR PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 30318944ST7568/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAN PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY INC563987Oct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241CA
FLAT EARTH TRANSPORTATION INC2844579Mar 15, 2024Jun 18, 20242CA
MR PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3031894Dec 3, 2023Dec 3, 20231CA
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.
4ST7568CAPAN PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY INCOct 14, 2024Oct 14, 20241
4ST7568CAFLAT EARTH TRANSPORTATION INCMar 15, 2024Jun 18, 20242
4ST7568CAMR PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 3, 2023Dec 3, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026