Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Take 3 Trailers Inc

1T9LS4827PB540121 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJul 30, 2024
AR
Last seenJan 13, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1T9LS4827PB540121
Make
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc
Model year
2023
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
LS482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
540121

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 · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Take 3 Trailers Inc

Prefix basis · 132 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
2023

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 · Jul 30, 2024 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026OHII · Walk-around1OOSHAULDEX LLC 4489350PT96U7/PA
Jan 17, 2025VAI · Full4APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Dec 5, 2024NYII · Walk-around3APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Oct 29, 2024MOI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Oct 11, 2024VAI · Full4OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Sep 13, 2024OHII · Walk-around4OOSAPX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Sep 5, 2024PAII · Walk-around5APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Aug 29, 2024VTIII · Driver-only2APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
Aug 13, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/NY
Jul 30, 2024ARI · Full0APX SHIPPING INC 4020095922101ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAULDEX LLC4489350Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261ND
APX SHIPPING INC4020095Jul 30, 2024Jan 17, 20259NJ
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.
PT96U7PAHAULDEX LLCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
922101STILAPX SHIPPING INCJul 30, 2024Jan 17, 20258
922101STNYAPX SHIPPING INCAug 13, 2024Aug 13, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 13, 2026