Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1999 Cps Trailer Company Hopper Trailer

4Z411162XXP001982 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenAug 7, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
4Z411162XXP001982
Make
Cps Trailer Company
Model
Hopper Trailer
Model year
1999
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4Z4

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11162

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1999 or 2029

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

North American serial sequence
001982

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
1999

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CPS TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hopper 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

  • 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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Mar 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around15OOSHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Jan 9, 2026NMIII · Driver-only2HOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Jul 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around10HOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Jul 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around12HOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Feb 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around13OOSHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Dec 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around15OOSHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC 4123665222C052/TX
Aug 27, 2024NMII · Walk-around1EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
Aug 14, 2024NMII · Walk-around1EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
May 8, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
May 2, 2024USI · Full2EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
Jan 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSEMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
Oct 24, 2023TXII · Walk-around1EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around1EMPIRE HAULING LLC 3548206222C052/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLC4123665Dec 19, 2024Mar 16, 20266NM
EMPIRE HAULING LLC3548206Aug 7, 2023Aug 27, 20247TX
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.
222C052TXHOSER'S TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 19, 2024Mar 16, 20266
222C052TXEMPIRE HAULING LLCAug 7, 2023Aug 27, 20247
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026