Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Bedard Tankers Inc Dry Bulk

2B9A1M153R4007096 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 6, 2023
WI
Last seenAug 23, 2024
MI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
2B9A1M153R4007096
Make
Bedard Tankers Inc
Model
Dry Bulk
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 1, 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
A1M15

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
007096

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2024

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Nov 6, 2023 – Aug 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 23, 2024MIII · Walk-around0TANDET DEDICATED INC 261862A5835V/ON
May 21, 2024INIII · Driver-only1CROS CROFT TRANSPORT INC 465683A5835V/ON
Nov 6, 2023WIIII · Driver-only1CROS CROFT TRANSPORT INC 465683A5835V/ON
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TANDET DEDICATED INC261862Aug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241ON
CROS CROFT TRANSPORT INC465683Nov 6, 2023May 21, 20242ON
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.
A5835VONTANDET DEDICATED INCAug 23, 2024Aug 23, 20241
A5835VONCROS CROFT TRANSPORT INCNov 6, 2023May 21, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 1, 2026