Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS482XGB540072 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
35 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 9
First seenJul 20, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 19, 2026
TN
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 35 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
1T9AS482XGB540072
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AS482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
540072

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
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Prefix basis · 131 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 131 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

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 20, 2023 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026TNI · Full1EMSA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4527356FGXY68/FL
Jun 17, 2026LAI · Full1OOSEMSA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4527356FGXY68/FL
May 12, 2026FLII · Walk-around1EMSA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4527356FGXY68/FL
Apr 30, 2026OHII · Walk-around4OOSEMSA TRANSPORTATION LLC 4527356FGXY68/FL
Dec 3, 2025GAII · Walk-around7OOS3M CARGO EXPRESS LLC 4429919DU30MJ/FL
Nov 24, 2025NYI · Full9OOSE&F TRANSPORT LLC 34477075015757/ME
Sep 5, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1OOSJULIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4366340FGXY68/FL
Sep 9, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0WCA TRANSPORT USA LLC 3796028BY15JJ/FL
Jul 20, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0WCA TRANSPORT USA LLC 379602872BMHD/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMSA TRANSPORTATION LLC4527356Apr 30, 2026Jun 19, 20264MD
3M CARGO EXPRESS LLC4429919Dec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251FL
E&F TRANSPORT LLC3447707Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251NJ
JULIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4366340Sep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251FL
WCA TRANSPORT USA LLC3796028Jul 20, 2023Sep 9, 20232MA
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.
FGXY68FL2EMSA TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 30, 2026Jun 19, 20264
DU30MJFL3M CARGO EXPRESS LLCDec 3, 2025Dec 3, 20251
5015757MEE&F TRANSPORT LLCNov 24, 2025Nov 24, 20251
FGXY68FLJULIO AUTO TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
BY15JJFLWCA TRANSPORT USA LLCSep 9, 2023Sep 9, 20231
72BMHDFLWCA TRANSPORT USA LLCJul 20, 2023Jul 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026