Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC59K4007272 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 10
First seenDec 15, 2023
NY
Last seenJun 16, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
2B9A1KC59K4007272
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2019
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
007272

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
2019

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 · Dec 15, 2023 – Jun 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 16, 2026NYII · Walk-around0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RJ2588L/QC
Apr 17, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ2588L/QC
Mar 12, 2025NYI · Full0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ2588L/QC
Mar 4, 2025NYI · Full0L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RJ2588L/QC
Jul 23, 2024NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ2588L/QC
Jun 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ2588L/PQ
May 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ2588L/PQ
Feb 27, 2024NHII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ2588L/PQ
Feb 2, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ2588L/QC
Dec 15, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ2588L/QC
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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 4, 2025Jun 16, 20262QC
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Dec 15, 2023Apr 17, 20265QC
MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC150986Feb 27, 2024Mar 12, 20253QC
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.
RJ2588LQC2L BRETON TRANSPORT LTDMar 4, 2025Jun 16, 20262
RJ2588LQCTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCDec 15, 2023Apr 17, 20264
RJ2588LQCMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCMar 12, 2025Mar 12, 20251
RJ2588LPQMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCFeb 27, 2024Jun 26, 20242
RJ2588LPQTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCMay 15, 2024May 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026