Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Appalachian Trailer Sales

541FC3623GM001036 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenApr 12, 2024
FL
Last seenAug 8, 2025
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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
541FC3623GM001036
Make
Appalachian Trailer Sales
Model
Appalachian Trailer Sales
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
541

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC362

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
001036

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
APPALACHIAN TRAILER SALES

Prefix basis · 11 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Appalachian Trailer Sales

Prefix basis · 11 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
APPALACHIAN TRAILER SALES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Appalachian Trailer Sales

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 · Apr 12, 2024 – Aug 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2025TNI · Full3BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 43339775199511/ME
Aug 9, 2024TNI · Full2OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205199511/ME
Aug 1, 2024GAIII · Driver-only4NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205199511/ME
Apr 12, 2024FLII · Walk-around7OOSNORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP 41315205199511/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4333977Aug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251SC
NORMEL ENTERPRISE CORP4131520Apr 12, 2024Aug 9, 20243FL
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.
5199511MEBETA AUTO TRANSPORT LLCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
5199511MENORMEL ENTERPRISE CORPApr 12, 2024Aug 9, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026