Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Dragon Esp

591FD2225HC141236 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
24 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenMay 28, 2024
CA
Last seenMay 3, 2026
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 24 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
591FD2225HC141236
Make
Dragon Esp
Model
Dragon ESP
Model year
2017
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
591

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FD222

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
141236

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
DRAGON ESP

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Dragon ESP

Prefix basis · 22 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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DRAGON ESP

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dragon ESP

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 · May 28, 2024 – May 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 3, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Apr 15, 2026CAV · Vehicle-only2EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Mar 11, 2026CAII · Walk-around1EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Mar 5, 2026CAII · Walk-around5OOSEMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Feb 10, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Nov 19, 2025CAII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Oct 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Jul 7, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
May 21, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC 27051994UA3293/CA
Jan 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0SG TRUCKING INC 30780854UA3293/CA
Oct 17, 2024CAII · Walk-around1SG TRUCKING INC 30780854UA3293/CA
Aug 15, 2024CAII · Walk-around7OOSSG TRUCKING INC 30780854UA3293/CA
May 28, 2024CAIII · Driver-only1TIGER CARRIER INC 39029304UA3293/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INC2705199May 21, 2025May 3, 20269CA
SG TRUCKING INC3078085Aug 15, 2024Jan 24, 20253CA
TIGER CARRIER INC3902930May 28, 2024May 28, 20241CA
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.
4UA3293CAEMPIRE SAND & GRAVEL INCMay 21, 2025May 3, 20269
4UA3293CASG TRUCKING INCAug 15, 2024Jan 24, 20253
4UA3293CATIGER CARRIER INCMay 28, 2024May 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026