Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Western Trailer Company

5DN114828JB000498 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 15, 2024
UT
Last seenJun 1, 2026
PA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
5DN114828JB000498
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

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
000498

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 · Jul 15, 2024 – Jun 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 1, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1ACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLC 44833090901TJ/ID
Jul 24, 2025CAIII · Driver-only1ARLO G LOTT TRUCKING INC 624530901TJ/ID
May 29, 2025COII · Walk-around4JOHNSON TRANSPORT INC 33021470901TJ/ID
Oct 14, 2024OHII · Walk-around4OOSARLO G LOTT TRUCKING INC 624530901TJ/ID
Aug 14, 2024COIII · Driver-only0ARLO G LOTT TRUCKING INC 624530901TJ/ID
Jul 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1ALW TRUCKING LLC 27817470901TJ/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 LLC4483309Jun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261ID
ARLO G LOTT TRUCKING INC62453Aug 14, 2024Jul 24, 20253ID
JOHNSON TRANSPORT INC3302147May 29, 2025May 29, 20251ID
ALW TRUCKING LLC2781747Jul 15, 2024Jul 15, 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.
0901TJIDACE'S & 8'S TRANSPORT LLCJun 1, 2026Jun 1, 20261
0901TJIDARLO G LOTT TRUCKING INCAug 14, 2024Jul 24, 20253
0901TJIDJOHNSON TRANSPORT INCMay 29, 2025May 29, 20251
0901TJIDALW TRUCKING LLCJul 15, 2024Jul 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026