Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4811LB540018 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections26
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 26
First seenJun 20, 2023
CT
Last seenJul 28, 2026
MA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1T9LS4811LB540018
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
LS481

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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 · 347 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 347 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
2020

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 · Jun 20, 2023 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026MAI · Full4OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 32826345655063/ME
Apr 16, 2026VTI · Full3RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 32826345655063/ME
Jan 13, 2026NYI · Full5OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Oct 28, 2025CTIII · Driver-only0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Aug 19, 2025VTI · Full5RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Aug 15, 2025MAIII · Driver-only2RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jul 22, 2025NYII · Walk-around1RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
May 14, 2025NYI · Full4RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
May 13, 2025VTI · Full4OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jan 15, 2025PAIII · Driver-only2OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jan 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jan 6, 2025VTII · Walk-around1OOSWJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839BG70655/CT
Jul 30, 2024VTI · Full0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jul 16, 2024VTI · Full3OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jul 10, 2024CTII · Walk-around0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jul 9, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Jul 3, 2024MEIII · Driver-only0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
May 2, 2024VTII · Walk-around0RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
May 1, 2024RII · Full3OOSRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Apr 30, 2024NYII · Walk-around4RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Apr 24, 2024NYII · Walk-around1RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 3282634BG70655/CT
Mar 11, 2024NJII · Walk-around0WJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839BG70655/CT
Dec 6, 2023MAII · Walk-around0WJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839BG70655/CT
Nov 14, 2023VTIII · Driver-only1WJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839E78737/MA
Nov 8, 2023NYIII · Driver-only1WJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839E78737/MA
Jun 20, 2023CTI · Full4OOSWJ AUTO EXPRESS INC 3252839E78737/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INC3282634Apr 24, 2024Jul 28, 202620MA
WJ AUTO EXPRESS INC3252839Jun 20, 2023Jan 6, 20256CT
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.
5655063ME2RIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 16, 2026Jul 28, 20262
BG70655CTRIDGELINE TRANSPORTATION INCApr 24, 2024Jan 13, 202618
BG70655CTWJ AUTO EXPRESS INCDec 6, 2023Jan 6, 20253
E78737MAWJ AUTO EXPRESS INCJun 20, 2023Nov 14, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026