Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC5684007285 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
14 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMar 28, 2024
VT
Last seenMay 14, 2025
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 14 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
2B9A1KC5684007285
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
007285

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 · Mar 28, 2024 – May 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH0993H/QC
Apr 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH0993H/QC
Jan 15, 2025NYIII · Driver-only0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH0993H/QC
Dec 30, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH0993H/QC
Sep 30, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH0993H/QC
Aug 7, 2024NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH0993H/PQ
Jun 27, 2024NYII · Walk-around0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH0993H/PQ
Mar 28, 2024VTIII · Driver-only0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH0993H/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC150986Aug 7, 2024May 14, 20253QC
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251QC
L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD18685Mar 28, 2024Jan 15, 20254QC
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.
RH0993HQCMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCSep 30, 2024May 14, 20252
RH0993HQCTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
RH0993HQCL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDDec 30, 2024Jan 15, 20252
RH0993HPQMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
RH0993HPQL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDMar 28, 2024Jun 27, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026