Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC503XPC546281 · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
15 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 11
First seenMar 26, 2025
MD
Last seenJun 27, 2026
IA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 15 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
4C9KC503XPC546281
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
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
546281

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 26, 2025 – Jun 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 27, 2026IAIII · Driver-only7OOSHAULFLEET LLC 45166261002130ST/IL
May 12, 2026OKI · Full4OOSHAULFLEET LLC 45166261002130ST/IN
May 12, 2026OKI · Full4OOSHAULFLEET LLC 45166261002130ST/IN
May 12, 2026OKI · Full4OOSHAULFLEET LLC 45166261002130ST/IN
Apr 29, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721002130ST/IL
Apr 1, 2026OKI · Full3OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 45181721002130ST/IL
Feb 14, 2026WYI · Full6OOSHAULDEX LLC 44893501002130ST/IL
Nov 4, 2025WII · Full8OOSVIP TRANS GROUP INC 35742001002130ST/IL
Sep 17, 2025WIII · Walk-around10OOSTURBO CARGO INC 41863081002130ST/IL
Aug 7, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC 43352571002130ST/IL
Mar 26, 2025MDI · Full0TURBO CARGO INC 41863081002130ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HAULFLEET LLC4516626May 12, 2026Jun 27, 20264OH
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC4518172Apr 1, 2026Apr 29, 20262IL
HAULDEX LLC4489350Feb 14, 2026Feb 14, 20261ND
VIP TRANS GROUP INC3574200Nov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251OH
TURBO CARGO INC4186308Mar 26, 2025Sep 17, 20252IL
PINGVIN EXPRESS LLC4335257Aug 7, 2025Aug 7, 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.
1002130STIL2HAULFLEET LLCJun 27, 2026Jun 27, 20261
1002130STIN2HAULFLEET LLCMay 12, 2026May 12, 20263
1002130STILKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 29, 20262
1002130STILHAULDEX LLCFeb 14, 2026Feb 14, 20261
1002130STILVIP TRANS GROUP INCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
1002130STILTURBO CARGO INCMar 26, 2025Sep 17, 20252
1002130STILPINGVIN EXPRESS LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026