Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF482AXH3009970 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenNov 17, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 13, 2026
AK
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
1TTF482AXH3009970
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2017
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
F482A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
009970

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
2017

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 · Nov 17, 2023 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026AKIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287583144ST/IL
Nov 29, 2025GAIII · Driver-only4UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287583144ST/IL
Oct 4, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 212428758 3144ST/IL
Apr 29, 2025AKII · Walk-around0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287583144ST/IL
Dec 3, 2024AKII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287583144/IL
Aug 25, 2024KYII · Walk-around3OOSUNIVERSE CARRIER INC 212428750314454/IL
Feb 1, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSUNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287583144ST/IL
Nov 17, 2023CAIII · Driver-only2DAVID SMITH 2124278583114ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Feb 1, 2024Jul 13, 20267IL
DAVID SMITH2124278Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 20231TX
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.
583144STIL2UNIVERSE CARRIER INCFeb 1, 2024Jul 13, 20264
58 3144STILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCOct 4, 2025Oct 4, 20251
583144ILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCDec 3, 2024Dec 3, 20241
50314454ILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCAug 25, 2024Aug 25, 20241
583114STILDAVID SMITHNov 17, 2023Nov 17, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026