Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Western Trailer Company

5DN155034RB001240 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 14, 2025
KS
Last seenJun 23, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
5DN155034RB001240
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
15503

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
001240

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 · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 7 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 · Jan 14, 2025 – Jun 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 23, 2026KSII · Walk-around0NICKELL TRUCKING LLC 4146714708657/KS
Apr 20, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1NICKELL TRUCKING LLC 4146714715578/KS
Nov 3, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0NICKELL TRUCKING LLC 4146714708657/KS
Jan 14, 2025KSII · Walk-around0WESCO FEED TRANSPORT INC 989929708657/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICKELL TRUCKING LLC4146714Nov 3, 2025Jun 23, 20263KS
WESCO FEED TRANSPORT INC989929Jan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251KS
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.
708657KS2NICKELL TRUCKING LLCNov 3, 2025Jun 23, 20262
715578KSNICKELL TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
708657KSWESCO FEED TRANSPORT INCJan 14, 2025Jan 14, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026