Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9AS5337XB540018 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenApr 18, 2026
AR
Last seenAug 1, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
1T9AS5337XB540018
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Not decoded
Model year
1999
Body class
Not decoded
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
1T9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
AS533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
540018

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 6 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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TAKE 3 TRAILERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Apr 18, 2026 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026MSI · Full2OOSTNT WHITFIELD LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC 44554394TP1290/CA
Jun 4, 2026MSI · Full4OOSTNT WHITFIELD LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC 44554394TP1290/CA
Apr 23, 2026MSIII · Driver-only3OOSGLADIATOR TOW AND RECOVERY LLC 43869904TP1290/CA
Apr 18, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2OOSGLADIATOR TOW AND RECOVERY LLC 43869904TP1290/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TNT WHITFIELD LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLC4455439Jun 4, 2026Aug 1, 20262GA
GLADIATOR TOW AND RECOVERY LLC4386990Apr 18, 2026Apr 23, 20262GA
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.
4TP1290CA2TNT WHITFIELD LOGISTICS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 4, 2026Aug 1, 20262
4TP1290CAGLADIATOR TOW AND RECOVERY LLCApr 18, 2026Apr 23, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026