Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Trailer Company

5DN144820RB001311 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 14
First seenMar 6, 2024
CA
Last seenJun 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5DN144820RB001311
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2024
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
5DN

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
14482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
001311

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 · 133 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 133 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Mar 6, 2024 – Jun 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around2OOSCALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Jan 26, 2026CAII · Walk-around0CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Jan 10, 2026CAII · Walk-around2CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Jan 6, 2026CAI · Full12OOSCALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Dec 4, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Dec 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around4OOSCALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Nov 7, 2025CAI · Full7CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Sep 22, 2025CAI · Full8OOSCALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Sep 11, 2025CAII · Walk-around3OOSCALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC 38686124VL3917/CA
Jul 3, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMG TRUCKING LLC 27321524VL3917/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMG TRUCKING LLC 27321524VL3917/CA
Jun 17, 2025CAII · Walk-around0MG TRUCKING LLC 27321524VL3917/CA
May 29, 2025CAII · Walk-around1OOSMG TRUCKING LLC 27321524VL3917/CA
Mar 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around2OOSMG TRUCKING LLC 27321524VW8657/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLC3868612Sep 11, 2025Jun 19, 20269CA
MG TRUCKING LLC2732152Mar 6, 2024Jul 3, 20255CA
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.
4VL3917CA2CALIMEX TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 11, 2025Jun 19, 20269
4VL3917CAMG TRUCKING LLCMay 29, 2025Jul 3, 20254
4VW8657CAMG TRUCKING LLCMar 6, 2024Mar 6, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026