Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Better Built Trailers

4MNDL402341000699 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenJan 25, 2024
GA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
AL
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
4MNDL402341000699
Make
Better Built Trailers
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2004
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 12, 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
4MN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DL402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
000699

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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BETTER BUILT 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 25, 2024 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026ALIII · Driver-only08 KIDS TRUCKING LLC 454273729C0164/AL
Nov 12, 2025ALII · Walk-around3G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Oct 7, 2025ALIII · Driver-only1G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Sep 23, 2025ALII · Walk-around3G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Sep 11, 2025ALII · Walk-around2G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Jul 15, 2025ALII · Walk-around2G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Apr 25, 2025ALII · Walk-around2G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Apr 3, 2025ALIII · Driver-only0G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Mar 4, 2025ALII · Walk-around7OOSG&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Jan 31, 2025ALII · Walk-around2G&E TRUCKING LLC 432961529C0164/AL
Jun 25, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0R2 UNDERGROUND LLC 420529623A2HCP/AL
Jan 25, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1MOORE HAULING LLC 390588023A116P/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
8 KIDS TRUCKING LLC4542737Apr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261AL
G&E TRUCKING LLC4329615Jan 31, 2025Nov 12, 20259AL
R2 UNDERGROUND LLC4205296Jun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241AL
MOORE HAULING LLC3905880Jan 25, 2024Jan 25, 20241AL
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.
29C0164AL8 KIDS TRUCKING LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20261
29C0164ALG&E TRUCKING LLCJan 31, 2025Nov 12, 20259
23A2HCPALR2 UNDERGROUND LLCJun 25, 2024Jun 25, 20241
23A116PALMOORE HAULING LLCJan 25, 2024Jan 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 12, 2026