Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Cal-Tex Trailers

4C9KC5335PC546488 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJan 23, 2024
AZ
Last seenSep 16, 2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 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
4C9KC5335PC546488
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
KC533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
546488

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 23, 2024 – Sep 16, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 16, 2024MOI · Full8POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993294C774/TX
Jul 25, 2024NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993249C774/TX
Jun 26, 2024AZII · Walk-around1POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993238C490/TX
Apr 29, 2024NEIII · Driver-only2POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993238C490/TX
Mar 20, 2024NMII · Walk-around2OOSLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157238C490/TX
Mar 19, 2024NMI · Full0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993238C490/TX
Feb 22, 2024NMII · Walk-around0POWER TRUCK LINES LLC 2980993238C490/TX
Jan 23, 2024AZI · Full0LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC 3661157238C490/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POWER TRUCK LINES LLC2980993Feb 22, 2024Sep 16, 20246TX
LA CRANE LOGISTICS LLC3661157Jan 23, 2024Mar 20, 20242TX
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.
294C774TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCSep 16, 2024Sep 16, 20241
249C774TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCJul 25, 2024Jul 25, 20241
238C490TXPOWER TRUCK LINES LLCFeb 22, 2024Jun 26, 20244
238C490TXLA CRANE LOGISTICS LLCJan 23, 2024Mar 20, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026