Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5030PC546452 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
7 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJan 8, 2025
AL
Last seenAug 24, 2025
MO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 7 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
4C9KC5030PC546452
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
KC503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
546452

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 · Jan 8, 2025 – Aug 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 24, 2025MOII · Walk-around4BM 5 EXPRESS LLC 425211421160AK/WA
Aug 7, 2025MOII · Walk-around15OOSBM 5 EXPRESS LLC 425211421160AK/WA
Jun 2, 2025MOII · Walk-around4TAD LOGISTIC LLC 344234021160AK/WA
Apr 25, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 116515621160AK/WA
Mar 3, 2025TNI · Full1CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 116515621160AK/WA
Jan 29, 2025TNI · Full1OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 116515621160AK/WA
Jan 29, 2025TNI · Full2OOSCRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 116515621160AK/UK
Jan 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around0CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 116515621160AK/WA
Jan 8, 2025ALI · Full0GFT EXPRESS LLC 422556221160AK/WA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BM 5 EXPRESS LLC4252114Aug 7, 2025Aug 24, 20252IL
TAD LOGISTIC LLC3442340Jun 2, 2025Jun 2, 20251IL
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Jan 17, 2025Apr 25, 20255IN
GFT EXPRESS LLC4225562Jan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251WY
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.
21160AKWABM 5 EXPRESS LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 24, 20252
21160AKWATAD LOGISTIC LLCJun 2, 2025Jun 2, 20251
21160AKWACRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 17, 2025Apr 25, 20254
21160AKUKCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCJan 29, 2025Jan 29, 20251
21160AKWAGFT EXPRESS LLCJan 8, 2025Jan 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026