Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4817NB540155 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 17
First seenJan 30, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 5, 2026
OH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1T9LS4817NB540155
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
540155

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
2022

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 30, 2024 – May 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 5, 2026OHI · Full0—KOKA LLC 4336519TZB11K/NJ
Feb 4, 2026TXI · Full0—KOKA LLC 4336519TZB11K/NJ
Sep 4, 2025LAI · Full0—KOKA LLC 4336519TZB11K/NJ
Jul 30, 2025TXI · Full0—KOKA LLC 4336519TZB11K/NJ
Apr 30, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0—KOKA LLC 4336519TZB11K/NJ
Feb 26, 2025NMI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Feb 21, 2025TNI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594ZB11K/NJ
Jan 31, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Dec 13, 2024ARI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Nov 11, 2024NMI · Full1OOSTS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Sep 17, 2024OKI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Aug 16, 2024OKI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Aug 12, 2024OKI · Full1—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Jun 26, 2024NMI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Mar 17, 2024MOI · Full2—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Mar 5, 2024ARI · Full0—TS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3245594TZB11K/NJ
Jan 30, 2024TNI · Full0—THOMAS W MENGES TRUCKING INC 371815TZB11K/UK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KOKA LLC4336519Apr 30, 2025May 5, 20265PA
TS TRANSPORTATION LLC3245594Mar 5, 2024Feb 26, 202511NJ
THOMAS W MENGES TRUCKING INC371815Jan 30, 2024Jan 30, 20241MD
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.
TZB11KNJ—KOKA LLCApr 30, 2025 → May 5, 20265
TZB11KNJ—TS TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 5, 2024 → Feb 26, 202510
ZB11KNJ—TS TRANSPORTATION LLCFeb 21, 2025 → Feb 21, 20251
TZB11KUK—THOMAS W MENGES TRUCKING INCJan 30, 2024 → Jan 30, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 7, 2026