Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Load Trail

4ZEGH4027J1146791 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenDec 12, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 18, 2026
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
4ZEGH4027J1146791
Make
Load Trail
Model
Load Trail
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 30, 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
4ZE

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
GH402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
146791

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
LOAD TRAIL

Prefix basis · 184 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Load Trail

Prefix basis · 184 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LOAD TRAIL

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Load Trail

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2024 – Jul 18, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 18, 2026MSI · Full3OOSPHS LOGISTICS LLC 1047222J300120/LA
Jul 1, 2026LAI · Full0PHS LOGISTICS LLC 1047222J300120/LA
Jun 23, 2026TNI · Full0PHS LOGISTICS LLC 1047222J300120/LA
Sep 10, 2025TXI · Full0FERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 1972988J300120/LA
Jun 2, 2025MSI · Full0FERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 1972988J300120/LA
Feb 18, 2025LAI · Full0FERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 1972988J300120/LA
Dec 12, 2024LAI · Full1FERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 1972988J628075/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PHS LOGISTICS LLC1047222Jun 23, 2026Jul 18, 20263LA
FERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC1972988Dec 12, 2024Sep 10, 20254LA
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.
J300120LA2PHS LOGISTICS LLCJun 23, 2026Jul 18, 20263
J300120LAFERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCFeb 18, 2025Sep 10, 20253
J628075LAFERRARA TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 30, 2026