Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Steco, Inc Dump Trailer

5EWDS282711253377 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 10, 2023
OK
Last seenFeb 26, 2026
OK
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
5EWDS282711253377
Make
Steco, Inc
Model
Dump Trailer
Model year
2001
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
5EW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS282

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2001 or 2031

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

North American serial sequence
253377

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2001

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STECO, INC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Dump Trailer

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 10, 2023 – Feb 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 26, 2026OKII · Walk-around0MERL DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLC 7767177250DW/OK
Aug 2, 2024OKIII · Driver-only0ARMENDARIZ TRUCKING LLC 29910347250DW/OK
Dec 14, 2023OKII · Walk-around2OOSMIDWEST WRECKING CO LLC 3553087250DW/OK
Aug 10, 2023OKIII · Driver-only0MERL DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLC 776717725DDW/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERL DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLC776717Aug 10, 2023Feb 26, 20262OK
ARMENDARIZ TRUCKING LLC2991034Aug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241OK
MIDWEST WRECKING CO LLC355308Dec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231OK
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.
7250DWOKMERL DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLCFeb 26, 2026Feb 26, 20261
7250DWOKARMENDARIZ TRUCKING LLCAug 2, 2024Aug 2, 20241
7250DWOKMIDWEST WRECKING CO LLCDec 14, 2023Dec 14, 20231
725DDWOKMERL DOUG JONES TRUCKING LLCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026