Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC58F4007950 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenMar 8, 2024
NY
Last seenJul 13, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
2B9A1KC58F4007950
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2015
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 20, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
007950

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
2015

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 8, 2024 – Jul 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 13, 2026NYII · Walk-around4MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5912F/QC
Apr 15, 2026NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5912F/QC
Apr 14, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5912F/QC
Jan 8, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5912F/QC
Sep 3, 2025NYI · Full0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5912F/QC
Apr 6, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5912F/QC
Oct 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around1L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RJ5912F/QC
Mar 8, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5912F/QC
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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) INC150986Jan 8, 2026Jul 13, 20263QC
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Mar 8, 2024Apr 14, 20264QC
L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD18685Oct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241QC
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.
RJ5912FQC2MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCJan 8, 2026Jul 13, 20263
RJ5912FQCTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCMar 8, 2024Apr 14, 20264
RJ5912FQCL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDOct 15, 2024Oct 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 20, 2026