Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5034PC546308 · TRAILER
Carriers run under7
16 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 9
First seenMar 19, 2025
ID
Last seenJul 28, 2026
IA
Inspected under 7 different carriers in 16 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
4C9KC5034PC546308
Make
Cal-Tex Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2023
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
546308

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 · Mar 19, 2025 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026IAII · Walk-around3OOSCARBON MOTORS LLC 4512995944911ST/IL
Apr 2, 2026MOI · Full3OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172944911ST/IL
Mar 28, 2026MOI · Full2OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172944911ST/IL
Dec 18, 2025NCI · Full0DMLCSL LLC 4476927944911ST/IL
Sep 26, 2025ILII · Walk-around9OOSTURBO CARGO INC 4186308944911ST/IL
Sep 22, 2025TNI · Full1NIMBUS 2000 LLC 4436542944911ST/IL
Aug 5, 2025MIII · Walk-around8OOSSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255944911ST/IL
Jul 23, 2025VTII · Walk-around2SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC 4381255944911ST/IL
Mar 19, 2025IDI · Full28OOSWIGGY TRANSPORT INC 3801121944911ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

7 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARBON MOTORS LLC4512995Jul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261FL
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Mar 28, 2026Apr 2, 20262IL
DMLCSL LLC4476927Dec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251IL
TURBO CARGO INC4186308Sep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251IL
NIMBUS 2000 LLC4436542Sep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251IL
SUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLC4381255Jul 23, 2025Aug 5, 20252IL
WIGGY TRANSPORT INC3801121Mar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251IL
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.
944911STIL2CARBON MOTORS LLCJul 28, 2026Jul 28, 20261
944911STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCMar 28, 2026Apr 2, 20262
944911STILDMLCSL LLCDec 18, 2025Dec 18, 20251
944911STILTURBO CARGO INCSep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251
944911STILNIMBUS 2000 LLCSep 22, 2025Sep 22, 20251
944911STILSUPLICIUM TRANSPORT LLCJul 23, 2025Aug 5, 20252
944911STILWIGGY TRANSPORT INCMar 19, 2025Mar 19, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026