Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Blacksmith Trailers

4B9B4D320GX103105 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
30 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenJan 9, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9B4D320GX103105
Make
Blacksmith Trailers
Model
Blacksmith Trailers
Model year
2016
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
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4D32

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
103105

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
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Blacksmith Trailers

Prefix basis · 26 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BLACKSMITH TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Blacksmith Trailers

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 · Jan 9, 2024 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around5FRANK MARTIN TRANSPORT LLC 4317528226B331/TX
Jun 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around1FRANK MARTIN TRANSPORT LLC 4317528226B331/TX
Mar 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around1JM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
Jan 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107226B331/TX
Jan 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOS281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107226B331/TX
Sep 18, 2025TXI · Full1JM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
Sep 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around9281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107226B331/TX
Jun 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
May 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around0JM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
Feb 27, 2025TXI · Full1JM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
Sep 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJM MATERIALS INC 772441226B331/TX
Mar 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around3ACR TRANSPORTATION LLC 3491090226B331/TX
Jan 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around0ACR TRANSPORTATION LLC 3491090226B331/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FRANK MARTIN TRANSPORT LLC4317528Jun 30, 2026Jul 30, 20262TX
JM MATERIALS INC772441Sep 27, 2024Mar 3, 20266TX
281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC4341107Sep 3, 2025Jan 22, 20263TX
ACR TRANSPORTATION LLC3491090Jan 9, 2024Mar 1, 20242TX
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.
226B331TX2FRANK MARTIN TRANSPORT LLCJun 30, 2026Jul 30, 20262
226B331TXJM MATERIALS INCSep 27, 2024Mar 3, 20266
226B331TX281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCSep 3, 2025Jan 22, 20263
226B331TXACR TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 9, 2024Mar 1, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026