Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Pitts Trailers

5JYLT4028GP160529 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenJun 26, 2023
AR
Last seenSep 17, 2025
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
5JYLT4028GP160529
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
LT402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
160529

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 · 520 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pitts Trailers

Prefix basis · 520 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
2016

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 · Jun 26, 2023 – Sep 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 17, 2025LAI · Full7OOSHICKORY CREEK TIMBER COMPANY LLC 3142661PT198702/AR
Jul 18, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSBRASWELL LOGGING INC 2402006PT210241/AR
Mar 5, 2025ARII · Walk-around6BRASWELL LOGGING INC 2402006PT210241/AR
Feb 13, 2024ARII · Walk-around2BRASWELL LOGGING INC 2402006PT210241/AR
Oct 31, 2023ARIII · Driver-only2BRASWELL LOGGING INC 2402006PT210241/AR
Jun 26, 2023ARII · Walk-around7OOSBRASWELL LOGGING INC 2402006PT210241/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HICKORY CREEK TIMBER COMPANY LLC3142661Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251AR
BRASWELL LOGGING INC2402006Jun 26, 2023Jul 18, 20255AR
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.
PT198702ARHICKORY CREEK TIMBER COMPANY LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
PT210241ARBRASWELL LOGGING INCJun 26, 2023Jul 18, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026