Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Transcraft/wabash Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed

1TTE532C8G3959689 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 7, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 17, 2026
CA
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
1TTE532C8G3959689
Make
Transcraft/wabash
Model
Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
E532C

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
959689

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
TRANSCRAFT/WABASH

Prefix basis · 646 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Combo Steel/Alum Flatbed

Prefix basis · 646 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
TRANSCRAFT/WABASH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Combo Steel/Alum 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 7, 2023 – Apr 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 17, 2026CAII · Walk-around0BROTHERS CARRIER LLC 4203694254B662/TX
Nov 6, 2025WYIII · Driver-only0JGL TRANSPORTATION LLC 3222547219B827/TX
Sep 7, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0WATAN EXPRESS INC 3485805219B827/TX
Aug 26, 2024TXI · Full0WATAN EXPRESS INC 3485805219B827/TX
Jun 28, 2024AZII · Walk-around8OOSWATAN EXPRESS INC 3485805219B827/TX
Jun 24, 2024NVIII · Driver-only0WATAN EXPRESS INC 3485805219B827/TX
Dec 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around0WATAN EXPRESS INC 3485805219B827/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROTHERS CARRIER LLC4203694Apr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261TX
JGL TRANSPORTATION LLC3222547Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251TX
WATAN EXPRESS INC3485805Dec 7, 2023Sep 7, 20245TX
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.
254B662TXBROTHERS CARRIER LLCApr 17, 2026Apr 17, 20261
219B827TXJGL TRANSPORTATION LLCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
219B827TXWATAN EXPRESS INCDec 7, 2023Sep 7, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026