Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Trailer Company

5DN114824JB001079 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenMar 27, 2024
IN
Last seenJul 21, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
5DN114824JB001079
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
001079

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
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Prefix basis · 374 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 374 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
WESTERN TRAILER COMPANY

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Western Trailer Company

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 · Mar 27, 2024 – Jul 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1OOSACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLC 448330952782J/ID
Jul 15, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLC 44833095278TJ/ID
Jan 16, 2026NVIII · Driver-only0JOHNSON TRANSPORT INC 33021475278TJ/ID
Apr 2, 2025WVIII · Driver-only0HADDEN TRUCKING LLC 19946055278TJ/ID
Mar 31, 2025OHIII · Driver-only0HADDEN TRUCKING LLC 19946055278TJ/ID
Jan 29, 2025MOII · Walk-around1HADDEN TRUCKING LLC 19946055278TJ/ID
Mar 27, 2024INIII · Driver-only1JEFF CHRISTENSEN TRUCKING LLC 14597475278TJ/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLC4483309Jul 15, 2026Jul 21, 20262ID
JOHNSON TRANSPORT INC3302147Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261ID
HADDEN TRUCKING LLC1994605Jan 29, 2025Apr 2, 20253ID
JEFF CHRISTENSEN TRUCKING LLC1459747Mar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241ID
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.
52782JID2ACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLCJul 21, 2026Jul 21, 20261
5278TJID2ACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLCJul 15, 2026Jul 15, 20261
5278TJIDJOHNSON TRANSPORT INCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
5278TJIDHADDEN TRUCKING LLCJan 29, 2025Apr 2, 20253
5278TJIDJEFF CHRISTENSEN TRUCKING LLCMar 27, 2024Mar 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026