Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4816MB540131 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
33 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections7
of 10
First seenJul 21, 2023
MT
Last seenApr 15, 2026
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 33 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
1T9LS4816MB540131
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 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
LS481

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
540131

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 21, 2023 – Apr 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 15, 2026MDII · Walk-around3OOSGMD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4353362C560688/ME
Apr 8, 2026PAI · Full14OOSGMD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4353362C560688/ME
Jan 6, 2026PAI · Full5OOSGMD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4353362C555491/ME
Dec 29, 2025PAII · Walk-around1OOSGMD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4353362C555491/ME
Sep 2, 2025MDI · Full1GMD TRANSPORTATION LLC 4353362393645X/MD
Jul 29, 2025NMI · Full1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257PT186P7/PA
Jun 20, 2025OKI · Full3OOSPINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257PT186P7/PA
Jun 19, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 4335257PT186P7/PA
Jul 21, 2023WAI · Full4OOSD & V BUSINESS LLC 3943223PT084N9/PA
Jul 21, 2023MTIII · Driver-only3OOSD & V BUSINESS LLC 3943223PT084N9/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GMD TRANSPORTATION LLC4353362Sep 2, 2025Apr 15, 20265MD
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Jun 19, 2025Jul 29, 20253IL
D & V BUSINESS LLC3943223Jul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20232PA
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.
C560688MEGMD TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 8, 2026Apr 15, 20262
C555491MEGMD TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 29, 2025Jan 6, 20262
393645XMDGMD TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
PT186P7PAPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCJun 19, 2025Jul 29, 20253
PT084N9PAD & V BUSINESS LLCJul 21, 2023Jul 21, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026