Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC501XPC546196 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections21
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 21
First seenJun 25, 2023
MO
Last seenJan 12, 2026
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4C9KC501XPC546196
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
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
KC501

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
546196

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
2023

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 · Jun 25, 2023 – Jan 12, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 12, 2026NYIII · Driver-only1AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Nov 3, 2025RIIII · Driver-only4AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Oct 22, 2025NCI · Full3AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Oct 21, 2025INII · Walk-around1AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Aug 21, 2025MOI · Full3OOSAM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Jul 10, 2025NYII · Walk-around4AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Jul 8, 2025SCIII · Driver-only2OOSAM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
May 15, 2025MOI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Apr 16, 2025TNI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Mar 31, 2025NCI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Jan 13, 2025PAIII · Driver-only4AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Oct 28, 2024MIIII · Driver-only1AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Aug 7, 2024FLII · Walk-around4AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
Jul 20, 2024KSII · Walk-around0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845242969/ME
May 29, 2024NMII · Walk-around0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845194246/ME
Mar 23, 2024LAI · Full0AM SHIPPING CORP 41773845194246/ME
Jan 16, 2024NCI · Full0AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975194246/ME
Dec 19, 2023GAIII · Driver-only1AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975242969/ME
Jul 13, 2023ILII · Walk-around1AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975194246/ME
Jul 11, 2023OHI · Full3AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975194246/ME
Jun 25, 2023MOII · Walk-around0AM21 GROUP CORP 37508975194246/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AM SHIPPING CORP4177384Mar 23, 2024Jan 12, 202616NY
AM21 GROUP CORP3750897Jun 25, 2023Jan 16, 20245NY
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.
5242969MEAM SHIPPING CORPJul 20, 2024Jan 12, 202614
5194246MEAM SHIPPING CORPMar 23, 2024May 29, 20242
5194246MEAM21 GROUP CORPJun 25, 2023Jan 16, 20244
5242969MEAM21 GROUP CORPDec 19, 2023Dec 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026