Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTE532A9G3957514 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
26 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 10
First seenJan 11, 2024
PA
Last seenMar 23, 2026
DE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 26 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
1TTE532A9G3957514
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
1TT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E532A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
957514

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
BENSON/WABASH

Prefix basis · 895 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 895 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
BENSON/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Aluminium Flatbed

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 · Jan 11, 2024 – Mar 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 23, 2026DEIII · Driver-only1ELBEN HAULING LLC 15502255516049/ME
Aug 15, 2025MDII · Walk-around0MICHAEL ELBEN LLC 5867055516049/ME
Jun 2, 2025PAII · Walk-around3OOSELBEN HAULING LLC 15502255516049/ME
Jan 13, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1ELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
Oct 8, 2024PAI · Full4ELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
Jun 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around0E-Z TRUCKING LLC 34051722673358/ME
Apr 22, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
Mar 28, 2024MDII · Walk-around2OOSELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
Feb 9, 2024DEII · Walk-around1OOSELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
Jan 11, 2024PAIII · Driver-only1ELBEN HAULING LLC 15502252673358/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELBEN HAULING LLC1550225Jan 11, 2024Mar 23, 20268MD
MICHAEL ELBEN LLC586705Aug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251MD
E-Z TRUCKING LLC3405172Jun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241MD
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.
5516049MEELBEN HAULING LLCJun 2, 2025Mar 23, 20262
5516049MEMICHAEL ELBEN LLCAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251
2673358MEELBEN HAULING LLCJan 11, 2024Jan 13, 20256
2673358MEE-Z TRUCKING LLCJun 17, 2024Jun 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026