Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1KC5XE4007947 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 14
First seenAug 10, 2023
NY
Last seenAug 1, 2026
NY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2B9A1KC5XE4007947
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2014
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
007947

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
2014

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 10, 2023 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
May 27, 2026NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
May 19, 2026NYII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5915F/QC
Feb 18, 2026NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ591F/QC
Nov 13, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
Aug 27, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
Feb 23, 2025NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
Nov 6, 2024NHII · Walk-around0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5915F/PQ
Aug 15, 2024NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/PQ
Jul 26, 2024NYII · Walk-around1L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD 18685RJ5915F/QC
Mar 20, 2024NYIII · Driver-only0MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC 150986RJ5915F/QC
Nov 15, 2023NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/QC
Sep 2, 2023NYIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/PQ
Aug 10, 2023NYII · Walk-around0TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC 675237RJ5915F/PQ
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INC675237Aug 10, 2023Aug 1, 202610QC
MALO TRANSPORT (1971) INC150986Mar 20, 2024May 19, 20263QC
L BRETON TRANSPORT LTD18685Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 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.
RJ5915FQC2TRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCNov 15, 2023Aug 1, 20266
RJ5915FQCMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCMar 20, 2024May 19, 20262
RJ591FQCTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCFeb 18, 2026Feb 18, 20261
RJ5915FPQMALO TRANSPORT (1971) INCNov 6, 2024Nov 6, 20241
RJ5915FPQTRANSPORT CHALUT 2000 INCAug 10, 2023Aug 15, 20243
RJ5915FQCL BRETON TRANSPORT LTDJul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026