Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Western Trailer Company

5DN1646248B000464 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections17
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 17
First seenJun 23, 2023
CA
Last seenApr 28, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5DN1646248B000464
Make
Western Trailer Company
Model
Western Trailer Company
Model year
2008
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
16462

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
000464

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 · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Western Trailer Company

Prefix basis · 24 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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 23, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0ALVIN BRITTON III 4505467HU28048/OR
Mar 8, 2026IDI · Full1ALVIN BRITTON III 4505467HU28048/OR
Dec 23, 2025WAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Dec 16, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Nov 18, 2025ORIII · Driver-only0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Nov 9, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Oct 29, 2025CAIII · Driver-only0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jul 6, 2025CAI · Full1ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jul 6, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jun 18, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jun 1, 2025CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jan 29, 2025CAI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Dec 8, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Nov 4, 2024CAII · Walk-around0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jun 11, 2024CAI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Nov 20, 2023CAI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
Jun 23, 2023CAI · Full0ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC 61163HU28048/OR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALVIN BRITTON III4505467Mar 8, 2026Apr 28, 20262OR
ARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INC61163Jun 23, 2023Dec 23, 202515OR
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.
HU28048ORALVIN BRITTON IIIMar 8, 2026Apr 28, 20262
HU28048ORARNOLD J THOMAS & SON INCJun 23, 2023Dec 23, 202515
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026