Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Timpte, Inc Timpte

1TDH48028GB152338 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 9, 2023
KS
Last seenApr 14, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TDH48028GB152338
Make
Timpte, Inc
Model
Timpte
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
H4802

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
152338

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 · 55 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Timpte

Prefix basis · 55 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TIMPTE, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Timpte

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 · Nov 9, 2023 – Apr 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 14, 2026KSII · Walk-around5SOTO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 4332798717961/KS
Jan 13, 2026KSIII · Driver-only1SOTO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC 4332798717961/KS
Aug 26, 2024KSII · Walk-around0L C TRANSPORT LLC 1905889622822/KS
Jul 23, 2024KSIII · Driver-only1L C TRANSPORT LLC 1905889622822/KS
Jan 29, 2024KSI · Full8L C TRANSPORT LLC 1905889622822/KS
Nov 9, 2023KSII · Walk-around1L C TRANSPORT LLC 1905889622822/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOTO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC4332798Jan 13, 2026Apr 14, 20262KS
L C TRANSPORT LLC1905889Nov 9, 2023Aug 26, 20244KS
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.
717961KSSOTO & SONS TRANSPORT LLCJan 13, 2026Apr 14, 20262
622822KSL C TRANSPORT LLCNov 9, 2023Aug 26, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026