Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 M.h. Eby, Inc

4A2LD532XH3004502 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 26, 2023
IA
Last seenJan 7, 2025
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 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
4A2LD532XH3004502
Make
M.h. Eby, Inc
Model
M.H. EBY, INC
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
4A2

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LD532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
004502

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
M.H. EBY, INC

Prefix basis · 132 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
M.H. EBY, INC

Prefix basis · 132 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
M.H. EBY, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
M.H. EBY, INC

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 · Jul 26, 2023 – Jan 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 7, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1L & P TRUCKING LC 1050394IR4743/IA
Nov 23, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1L & P TRUCKING LC 1050394IR4743/IA
Jul 24, 2024MIIII · Driver-only3MARTINDALE TRUCKING LLC 3127005IR4743/IA
Jul 17, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1MARTINDALE TRUCKING LLC 3127005IR4743/IA
Apr 20, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1MARTINDALE TRUCKING LLC 3127005IR4743/IA
Oct 16, 2023ILIII · Driver-only2JOSEPH MARTINDALE 3442639IR4743/IA
Jul 26, 2023IAIII · Driver-only1JOSEPH MARTINDALE 3442639IR4743/IA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
L & P TRUCKING LC1050394Nov 23, 2024Jan 7, 20252IA
MARTINDALE TRUCKING LLC3127005Apr 20, 2024Jul 24, 20243IA
JOSEPH MARTINDALE3442639Jul 26, 2023Oct 16, 20232IA
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.
IR4743IAL & P TRUCKING LCNov 23, 2024Jan 7, 20252
IR4743IAMARTINDALE TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2024Jul 24, 20243
IR4743IAJOSEPH MARTINDALEJul 26, 2023Oct 16, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026