Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 C.gallegos

3DG1P5374PG000455 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenSep 24, 2023
SD
Last seenJul 1, 2025
SD
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
3DG1P5374PG000455
Make
C.gallegos
Model
C.Gallegos
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
3DG

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1P537

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
000455

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
C.GALLEGOS

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
C.Gallegos

Prefix basis · 7 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
C.GALLEGOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
C.Gallegos

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 · Sep 24, 2023 – Jul 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2025SDII · Walk-around2WANDERING MEADOWS CATTLE CO LLC 303735327533F/MT
May 19, 2025MNI · Full1OOSTARACON LOGISTICS LLC 2951684275335F/MT
Oct 25, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0PAUL H MERTENS 976940275335F/MT
Sep 24, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0DAVID LERUD 3304668275335F/MT
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WANDERING MEADOWS CATTLE CO LLC3037353Jul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251SD
TARACON LOGISTICS LLC2951684May 19, 2025May 19, 20251MN
PAUL H MERTENS976940Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231MN
DAVID LERUD3304668Sep 24, 2023Sep 24, 20231MN
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.
27533FMTWANDERING MEADOWS CATTLE CO LLCJul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251
275335FMTTARACON LOGISTICS LLCMay 19, 2025May 19, 20251
275335FMTPAUL H MERTENSOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
275335FMTDAVID LERUDSep 24, 2023Sep 24, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026