Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMA34223A5008854 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJun 26, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 15, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1PMA34223A5008854
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2010
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
A3422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
008854

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 · 201 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 201 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
2010

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 26, 2024 – Dec 15, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around6GALO TRUCK SERVICE LLC 4245031243B971/TX
Nov 12, 2024TXIII · Driver-only1THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 3761885243B971/TX
Oct 17, 2024TXII · Walk-around5THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 3761885243B971/TX
Sep 20, 2024TXII · Walk-around6THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 3761885243B971/TX
Aug 20, 2024TXIII · Driver-only2OOSTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 3761885243B971/TX
Jun 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC 3761885243B971/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALO TRUCK SERVICE LLC4245031Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251TX
THE NEW LION CARRIERS LLC3761885Jun 26, 2024Nov 12, 20245TX
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.
243B971TXGALO TRUCK SERVICE LLCDec 15, 2025Dec 15, 20251
243B971TXTHE NEW LION CARRIERS LLCJun 26, 2024Nov 12, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026