Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC5484007284 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 31, 2023
NY
Last seenMar 7, 2024
NH
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
2B9A1KC5484007284
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
2B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A1KC5

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
007284

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
BEDARD TANKERS INC

Prefix basis · 23 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dry Bulk

Prefix basis · 23 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BEDARD TANKERS INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dry Bulk

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 · Aug 31, 2023 – Mar 7, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 7, 2024NHIII · Driver-only0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RF4695S/PQ
Dec 1, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RF4695S/QC
Aug 31, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RF4695S/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD18685Mar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241QC
MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC150986Dec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231QC
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Aug 31, 2023Aug 31, 20231QC
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.
RF4695SPQL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDMar 7, 2024Mar 7, 20241
RF4695SQCMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCDec 1, 2023Dec 1, 20231
RF4695SPQTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCAug 31, 2023Aug 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026