Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF482A5G3957014 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 9
First seenJun 19, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 28, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1TTF482A5G3957014
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
F482A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
957014

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 · 661 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 661 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 19, 2024 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026CAI · Full0JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Mar 20, 2026CAII · Walk-around0JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Dec 4, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Oct 7, 2025CAI · Full0JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Sep 20, 2025ORIII · Driver-only1JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Sep 15, 2025WAIII · Driver-only1JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Aug 12, 2025CAII · Walk-around2JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
May 28, 2025CAII · Walk-around0JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA 1336118HV02911/OR
Jun 19, 2024CAI · Full0DRACO EXPRESS INC 3726920HV02911/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIA1336118May 28, 2025May 28, 20268OR
DRACO EXPRESS INC3726920Jun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241OR
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.
HV02911ORJAIME VELAZQUEZ GARCIAMay 28, 2025May 28, 20268
HV02911ORDRACO EXPRESS INCJun 19, 2024Jun 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026