Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Appalachian Trailer Sales

541GC4339JM000892 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenJan 20, 2026
OK
Last seenMay 6, 2026
AL
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 4 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
541GC4339JM000892
Make
Appalachian Trailer Sales
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2018
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
GC433

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000892

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
APPALACHIAN TRAILER SALES

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 20, 2026 – May 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 6, 2026ALII · Walk-around12OOSBETTER CARE TRUCKING LLC 3586828291500N/TX
Apr 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around15OOSR & R AUTO LLC 4408081297234N/TX
Mar 3, 2026CAII · Walk-around3OOSCEPERO TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 4274512291500N/TX
Jan 20, 2026OKI · Full1OOSR & R AUTO LLC 4408081291513N/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BETTER CARE TRUCKING LLC3586828May 6, 2026May 6, 20261IN
R & R AUTO LLC4408081Jan 20, 2026Apr 9, 20262TX
CEPERO TRUCKING SERVICES LLC4274512Mar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261NV
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.
291500NTXBETTER CARE TRUCKING LLCMay 6, 2026May 6, 20261
297234NTXR & R AUTO LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
291500NTXCEPERO TRUCKING SERVICES LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
291513NTXR & R AUTO LLCJan 20, 2026Jan 20, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026