Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS34221T1017311 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 19, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 21, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1PMS34221T1017311
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
1996
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
1PM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
S3422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
017311

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 · 246 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 246 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
1996

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 · Nov 19, 2023 – Mar 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 21, 2025TXI · Full3ECO TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES SA DE CV 558117T567967/CI
Feb 9, 2024CAI · Full2OOSQC WEST LLC 2064293T253292/IL
Nov 19, 2023TXII · Walk-around3QUALITY CARRIERS INC 76600NONE/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ECO TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES SA DE CV558117Mar 21, 2025Mar 21, 20251CI
QC WEST LLC2064293Feb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241FL
QUALITY CARRIERS INC76600Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 20231FL
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.
T567967CIECO TRANSPORTES INTERNACIONALES SA DE CVMar 21, 2025Mar 21, 20251
T253292ILQC WEST LLCFeb 9, 2024Feb 9, 20241
NONEILQUALITY CARRIERS INCNov 19, 2023Nov 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026