Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS5022BB540013 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 4
First seenJul 22, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 19, 2025
NC
Inspected under 2 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
1T9AS5022BB540013
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2011
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
AS502

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
540013

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 5 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
2011

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 22, 2024 – Nov 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 19, 2025NCI · Full1OOSPONCE TOWING LLC 30783985405806/ME
Dec 27, 2024NCI · Full0PONCE TOWING LLC 30783985405806/ME
Nov 8, 2024VAI · Full8OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 34959905405806/ME
Jul 22, 2024NCI · Full7OOSPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC 3495990XMM6147/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PONCE TOWING LLC3078398Dec 27, 2024Nov 19, 20252MD
PONCE TRANSPORTATION LLC3495990Jul 22, 2024Nov 8, 20242MD
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.
5405806MEPONCE TOWING LLCDec 27, 2024Nov 19, 20252
5405806MEPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 8, 2024Nov 8, 20241
XMM6147PAPONCE TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 22, 2024Jul 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026