Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC56C4007635 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 11
First seenJul 25, 2023
NY
Last seenFeb 14, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
2B9A1KC56C4007635
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2012
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
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
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
007635

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
2012

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 · Jul 25, 2023 – Feb 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH9571V/QC
Nov 10, 2025NHII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH9571V/PQ
Dec 17, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH9571V/QC
Jul 25, 2024NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH9571V/PQ
Jun 25, 2024NYII · Walk-around2OOSL BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH9571V/PQ
Jun 18, 2024NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH9571V/PQ
Apr 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RH9571V/QC
Apr 2, 2024NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH9571V/PQ
Feb 21, 2024NYI · Full1OOSTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH9571V/QC
Nov 8, 2023NYII · Walk-around0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RH9571V/QC
Jul 25, 2023NYII · Walk-around1TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RH9571V/PQ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Jul 25, 2023Feb 14, 20265QC
L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD18685Nov 8, 2023Dec 17, 20243QC
MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC150986Apr 15, 2024Jul 25, 20243QC
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.
RH9571VQCTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCFeb 21, 2024Feb 14, 20262
RH9571VPQTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCJul 25, 2023Nov 10, 20253
RH9571VQCL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDNov 8, 2023Dec 17, 20242
RH9571VPQMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCJun 18, 2024Jul 25, 20242
RH9571VPQL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
RH9571VQCMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCApr 15, 2024Apr 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026