Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Blacksmith Trailers

4B9B4D320HX103123 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
20 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 7
First seenSep 24, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 26, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 20 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
4B9B4D320HX103123
Make
Blacksmith Trailers
Model
Blacksmith Trailers
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
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
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
103123

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
2017

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 · Sep 24, 2024 – May 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSD & T MEADORS TRUCKING LLC 4155616226B481/TX
Dec 12, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1D & T MEADORS TRUCKING LLC 4155616226B481/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around12OOS281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107226B481/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around10OOS281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC 4341107226B481/TX
May 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSELZIE BROS INVESTMENTS LLC 3211404226B481/TX
Apr 17, 2025TXI · Full6OOSELZIE BROS INVESTMENTS LLC 3211404226B481/TX
Sep 24, 2024TXI · Full4ERIC PARKS CATES 4275106226B481/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
D & T MEADORS TRUCKING LLC4155616Dec 12, 2025May 26, 20262OK
281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLC4341107Oct 6, 2025Oct 15, 20252TX
ELZIE BROS INVESTMENTS LLC3211404Apr 17, 2025May 8, 20252TX
ERIC PARKS CATES4275106Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241TX
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.
226B481TXD & T MEADORS TRUCKING LLCDec 12, 2025May 26, 20262
226B481TX281 TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LLCOct 6, 2025Oct 15, 20252
226B481TXELZIE BROS INVESTMENTS LLCApr 17, 2025May 8, 20252
226B481TXERIC PARKS CATESSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026