Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Lbt Inc LBT INC TRAILER

4J8T04328VT001105 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
36 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenJun 13, 2023
CA
Last seenJun 11, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 36 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4J8T04328VT001105
Make
Lbt Inc
Model
LBT INC TRAILER
Model year
1997
Body class
Trailer
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
4J8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
T0432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
001105

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.

Make
LBT INC

Prefix basis · 396 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
LBT INC TRAILER

Prefix basis · 396 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LBT INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
LBT INC TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 13, 2023 – Jun 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around0ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 18906254WD3576/CA
Mar 7, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 18906254WD3576/CA
Jul 29, 2024CAII · Walk-around1ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC 18906254WD3576/CA
Jan 24, 2024CAV · Vehicle-only0PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 24783385232141/ME
Jan 5, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 24783385232141/ME
Oct 3, 2023CAV · Vehicle-only8OOSPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 24783385232141/ME
Jun 20, 2023NVII · Walk-around5PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 24783385322141/ME
Jun 13, 2023CAII · Walk-around1PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC 24783385232141/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INC1890625Jul 29, 2024Jun 11, 20263CA
PREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INC2478338Jun 13, 2023Jan 24, 20245CA
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.
4WD3576CAELITE FUELS TRANSPORTATION INCJul 29, 2024Jun 11, 20263
5232141MEPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INCJun 13, 2023Jan 24, 20244
5322141MEPREMIER FUEL DISTRIBUTORS INCJun 20, 2023Jun 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026