Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Trailer Company

5DN1544268B000956 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 16, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 7, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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
5DN1544268B000956
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2008
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
15442

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000956

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 · 350 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 350 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
2008

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 · Nov 16, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026CAII · Walk-around9OOSJOSE R VALDIVIA CAMPOS 31652674WP9213/CA
Oct 15, 2024CAI · Full5OOSTCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC 32099674TG3859/CA
Jan 27, 2024CAII · Walk-around0TCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC 32099674TG3859/CA
Jan 25, 2024CAII · Walk-around2TCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC 32099674TG3859/CA
Dec 20, 2023CAII · Walk-around0TCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC 32099674TG3859/CA
Nov 16, 2023CAI · Full0TCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC 32099674TG3859/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE R VALDIVIA CAMPOS3165267Jul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261CA
TCD TRUCKING SERVICES INC3209967Nov 16, 2023Oct 15, 20245CA
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.
4WP9213CA2JOSE R VALDIVIA CAMPOSJul 7, 2026Jul 7, 20261
4TG3859CATCD TRUCKING SERVICES INCNov 16, 2023Oct 15, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026