Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Pitts Trailers

5JYLT40299P090347 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenOct 23, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 21, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5JYLT40299P090347
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2009
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
090347

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
2009

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 23, 2023 – May 21, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0TOUGH STEPPIN TRUCKING LLC 4262865AA20285/NC
Oct 1, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSLITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Aug 22, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0LITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Jul 11, 2024NCI · Full9OOSLITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Apr 29, 2024NCII · Walk-around1OOSLITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Feb 7, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSLITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Jan 4, 2024NCII · Walk-around0LITTLE EXPRESS LLC 2433035AA20285/NC
Oct 23, 2023NCIII · Driver-only2STAT TRUCKING LLC 4116811AA20285/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOUGH STEPPIN TRUCKING LLC4262865May 21, 2026May 21, 20261NC
LITTLE EXPRESS LLC2433035Jan 4, 2024Oct 1, 20246NC
STAT TRUCKING LLC4116811Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231NC
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.
AA20285NCTOUGH STEPPIN TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2026May 21, 20261
AA20285NCLITTLE EXPRESS LLCJan 4, 2024Oct 1, 20246
AA20285NCSTAT TRUCKING LLCOct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026