Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Polar Tank Trailer

1PMS3432581032948 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJul 13, 2023
LA
Last seenSep 2, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1PMS3432581032948
Make
Polar Tank Trailer
Model
Polar Tank Trailer
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
S3432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
032948

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 · 526 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Polar Tank Trailer

Prefix basis · 526 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 · Jul 13, 2023 – Sep 2, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 2, 2025GAII · Walk-around0BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC 32740965081T/MS
Nov 4, 2024ALII · Walk-around0BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC 32740965081T/MS
Aug 22, 2024GAII · Walk-around0BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC 32740965081T/MS
Jul 19, 2023LAI · Full2BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC 32740949210T/MS
Jul 13, 2023LAII · Walk-around2OOSGEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC 11373649210T/MS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAKELITE CHEMICALS LLC327409Jul 19, 2023Sep 2, 20254GA
GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLC113736Jul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231GA
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.
65081TMSBAKELITE CHEMICALS LLCAug 22, 2024Sep 2, 20253
49210TMSBAKELITE CHEMICALS LLCJul 19, 2023Jul 19, 20231
49210TMS2GEORGIA-PACIFIC LLCJul 13, 2023Jul 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026