Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9ES482XJB540078 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
30 mo
Inspections19
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 19
First seenJan 31, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 7, 2026
NC
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1T9ES482XJB540078
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 13, 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
ES482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
540078

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 24 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
2018

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 · Jan 31, 2024 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026NCI · Full1OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Apr 20, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Apr 6, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Mar 23, 2026MDII · Walk-around5OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Mar 17, 2026NCI · Full0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Jan 20, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
Jan 6, 2026NCI · Full6OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535603381/ME
May 20, 2025NCI · Full7OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
May 13, 2025NCI · Full0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
May 5, 2025NCI · Full1JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Apr 22, 2025MDII · Walk-around2JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Mar 13, 2025NCI · Full2OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Mar 4, 2025NCI · Full0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Dec 17, 2024NCI · Full0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Nov 21, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Jul 15, 2024MDII · Walk-around3JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Jun 17, 2024NCI · Full1JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Feb 20, 2024NCI · Full0JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
Jan 31, 2024NCI · Full1OOSJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 41030535191525/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4103053Jan 31, 2024Jul 7, 202619MD
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
5603381ME2JH AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJan 6, 2026Jul 7, 20267
5191525MEJH AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJan 31, 2024May 20, 202512
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026