Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Benson/wabash Aluminium Flatbed

1TTF532A4L3202897 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJun 19, 2023
LA
Last seenNov 3, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
1TTF532A4L3202897
Make
Benson/wabash
Model
Aluminium Flatbed
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
F532A

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
202897

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 · 1,433 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Aluminium Flatbed

Prefix basis · 1,433 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
2020

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, 2023 – Nov 3, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 3, 2025LAII · Walk-around0PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC 1031868J281897/LA
Mar 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0DAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1292888J799859/LA
Dec 17, 2023ARI · Full0DAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1292888J799859/LA
Jun 19, 2023LAIII · Driver-only0DAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLC 1292888J799859/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLC1031868Nov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251LA
DAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLC1292888Jun 19, 2023Mar 12, 20253AR
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.
J281897LAPROTECTED CARGO TRANSPORT LLCNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
J799859LADAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLCDec 17, 2023Mar 12, 20252
J799859ARDAVID SANDERS TRUCKING LLCJun 19, 2023Jun 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026