Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9GC5038MM546047 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 11
First seenJul 24, 2023
MO
Last seenJul 17, 2026
AR
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
4C9GC5038MM546047
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2021
Body class
Not decoded
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
4C9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GC503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
546047

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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CAL-TEX TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 24, 2023 – Jul 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2026ARIII · Driver-only3OOSBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327QB05RK/FL
Apr 23, 2026OHII · Walk-around4OOSBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327QBO5RK/FL
Apr 22, 2026MNIII · Driver-only2OOSBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327QBO5RK/FL
Mar 2, 2026MNI · Full7OOSBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC 4254327QB05RK/FL
Jan 29, 2024WAII · Walk-around5OOSALPHA TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC 1626636DB51102/NC
Jan 4, 2024MOI · Full1ALPHA TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC 1626636DB51102/NC
Dec 20, 2023MOI · Full1ALPHA TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC 1626636DB51102/NC
Oct 20, 2023TNI · Full0ANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INC 2025845DB51102/NC
Oct 17, 2023NCI · Full1OOSANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INC 2025845DB51102/NC
Sep 10, 2023TNI · Full1ANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INC 202584523-057122/NC
Jul 24, 2023MOIII · Driver-only0ANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INC 2025845DB51102/NC
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BARRIOS TRANSPORT LLC4254327Mar 2, 2026Jul 17, 20264GA
ALPHA TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLC1626636Dec 20, 2023Jan 29, 20243NC
ANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INC2025845Jul 24, 2023Oct 20, 20234NC
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.
QB05RKFL2BARRIOS TRANSPORT LLCMar 2, 2026Jul 17, 20262
QBO5RKFLBARRIOS TRANSPORT LLCApr 22, 2026Apr 23, 20262
DB51102NCALPHA TRANSPORTATION EXPRESS LLCDec 20, 2023Jan 29, 20243
DB51102NCANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INCJul 24, 2023Oct 20, 20233
23-057122NCANCHOR LOGISTICS XPRESS INCSep 10, 2023Sep 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026