Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2014 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF482A6E3823514 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenOct 19, 2025
CO
Last seenOct 27, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1TTF482A6E3823514
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
823514

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.

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 · Oct 19, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 27, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0—K&K CARRIERS LLC 4504164C503578/ME
Sep 23, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2—K&K CARRIERS LLC 4504164C503578/ME
Apr 8, 2026LAII · Walk-around4—M&E CARRIERS INC 4143112C503578/ME
Oct 19, 2025COII · Walk-around0—M&E CARRIERS INC 4143112C503578/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
K&K CARRIERS LLC4504164Sep 23, 2026Oct 27, 20262LA
M&E CARRIERS INC4143112Oct 19, 2025Apr 8, 20262LA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
C503578ME2K&K CARRIERS LLCSep 23, 2026 → Oct 27, 20262
C503578ME—M&E CARRIERS INCOct 19, 2025 → Apr 8, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026