Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Walker Stainless Equipment Co

1W9SB34286A001113 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections18
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 18
First seenSep 4, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1W9SB34286A001113
Make
Walker Stainless Equipment Co
Model
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT CO
Model year
2006
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
1W9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
SB342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
001113

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
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT CO

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT CO

Prefix basis · 19 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT CO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
WALKER STAINLESS EQUIPMENT CO

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 · Sep 4, 2023 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026CAII · Walk-around8EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Jun 8, 2026CAII · Walk-around0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
May 29, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Mar 16, 2026CAII · Walk-around1OOSEIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Jan 14, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Jan 13, 2026CAII · Walk-around1EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Dec 8, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSEIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Sep 12, 2025CAI · Full0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Sep 11, 2025CAI · Full3EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
May 21, 2025CAI · Full5OOSEIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Mar 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Mar 5, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSEIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Feb 14, 2025CAII · Walk-around0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Feb 1, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0PUERTO DE LUCAS CORP 31583534KB8057/CA
Dec 27, 2024CAIII · Driver-only3PUERTO DE LUCAS CORP 31583534KB8057/CA
Jun 6, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Oct 31, 2023CAI · Full1EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
Sep 4, 2023CAII · Walk-around2OOSEIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC 18660864KB8057/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INC1866086Sep 4, 2023Jul 23, 202616CA
PUERTO DE LUCAS CORP3158353Dec 27, 2024Feb 1, 20252CA
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.
4KB8057CA2EIGHTEEN TRUCKING INCSep 4, 2023Jul 23, 202616
4KB8057CAPUERTO DE LUCAS CORPDec 27, 2024Feb 1, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026