Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Pitts Trailers

5JYLP40254P040672 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 12
First seenAug 25, 2023
OK
Last seenJun 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
5JYLP40254P040672
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2004
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
5JY

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
LP402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
040672

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
PITTS TRAILERS

Prefix basis · 295 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pitts Trailers

Prefix basis · 295 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
2004

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PITTS TRAILERS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Pitts Trailers

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 · Aug 25, 2023 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around5MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Jun 5, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Jun 3, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
May 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around5MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Feb 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Jan 21, 2026ARIII · Driver-only2MT FARMS 4362344273C456/TX
Aug 15, 2025OKIII · Driver-only2PAUL RAULSTON LOGGING LLC 31652256FCY69/TX
Aug 8, 2025OKII · Walk-around13OOSPAUL RAULSTON LOGGING LLC 3165225GFCY69/TX
Nov 3, 2023OKII · Walk-around4MICHAEL K RAULSTON 1400835FWLS24/TX
Sep 26, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1MICHAEL K RAULSTON 1400835FWLS24/TX
Aug 25, 2023OKII · Walk-around3MICHAEL K RAULSTON 1400835FWLS24/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MT FARMS4362344Jan 21, 2026Jun 17, 20267TX
PAUL RAULSTON LOGGING LLC3165225Aug 8, 2025Aug 15, 20252TX
MICHAEL K RAULSTON1400835Aug 25, 2023Nov 3, 20233TX
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.
273C456TX2MT FARMSJan 21, 2026Jun 17, 20267
6FCY69TXPAUL RAULSTON LOGGING LLCAug 15, 2025Aug 15, 20251
GFCY69TXPAUL RAULSTON LOGGING LLCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
FWLS24TXMICHAEL K RAULSTONAug 25, 2023Nov 3, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026