Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Timpte, Inc Timpte

1TDH43026JB160528 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 7, 2023
SD
Last seenMay 20, 2026
MN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TDH43026JB160528
Make
Timpte, Inc
Model
Timpte
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1TD

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
H4302

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
160528

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
TIMPTE, INC

Prefix basis · 1,193 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Timpte

Prefix basis · 1,193 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.

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – May 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 20, 2026MNIII · Driver-only0—CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTD 682245TC5687/MB
Sep 24, 2024NDII · Walk-around0—BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC 159837TC5687/MB
Sep 18, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1—CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTD 682245TC5687/MB
Nov 18, 2023MNIII · Driver-only2—CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTD 682245TC5687/MB
Sep 7, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0—CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTD 682245TC5687/MB
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTD682245Sep 7, 2023May 20, 20264MB
BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INC159837Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241IA
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.
TC5687MB—CHEVAL TRANSPORT LTDSep 7, 2023 → May 20, 20264
TC5687MB—BTI SPECIAL COMMODITIES INCSep 24, 2024 → Sep 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026