Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4812RB540005 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenMay 1, 2024
TN
Last seenJun 3, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1T9LS4812RB540005
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2024
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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
540005

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
2024

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 · May 1, 2024 – Jun 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 3, 2026PAIII · Driver-only2TIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 4185603VCS5042/PA
Apr 24, 2026TNI · Full0TIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 41856035427241/ME
Apr 6, 2026NJI · Full4OOSTIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 41856035427241/ME
Mar 22, 2026IAI · Full10OOSTIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 41856035427241/ME
Oct 21, 2024TNIII · Driver-only1APX SHIPPING INC 40200955427241/ME
Oct 3, 2024MAIII · Driver-only1APX SHIPPING INC 40200955354163/ME
Sep 12, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0TIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 41856035354163/ME
Aug 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around1TIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC 41856035354163/ME
May 1, 2024TNI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 40200955354163/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLC4185603Aug 22, 2024Jun 3, 20266NE
APX SHIPPING INC4020095May 1, 2024Oct 21, 20243NJ
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.
VCS5042PATIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 3, 2026Jun 3, 20261
5427241METIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 22, 2026Apr 24, 20263
5427241MEAPX SHIPPING INCOct 21, 2024Oct 21, 20241
5354163MEAPX SHIPPING INCOct 3, 2024Oct 3, 20241
5354163METIP-TOP TRANSPORTATION LLCAug 22, 2024Sep 12, 20242
5354163UKAPX SHIPPING INCMay 1, 2024May 1, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026