Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Pitts Trailers

5JYLT4228DP130357 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenSep 27, 2023
GA
Last seenMay 7, 2025
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5JYLT4228DP130357
Make
Pitts Trailers
Model
Pitts Trailers
Model year
2013
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
LT422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
130357

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 · 366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Pitts Trailers

Prefix basis · 366 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
2013

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – May 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 7, 2025GAIII · Driver-only0THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC 50971437A0BHU/AL
Apr 10, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC 50971437A0BH6/AL
Mar 26, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC 50971437A0BHU/AL
Nov 21, 2024GAII · Walk-around1THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC 50971437A0BHU/AL
Jan 30, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC 50971437A0BHU/AL
Sep 27, 2023GAIII · Driver-only0BOBBY G CHITTY SR 115827137A0BHU/AL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INC509714Jan 30, 2024May 7, 20255AL
BOBBY G CHITTY SR1158271Sep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231AL
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
37A0BHUALTHOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INCJan 30, 2024May 7, 20254
37A0BH6ALTHOMAS KENNEDY TRUCKING INCApr 10, 2025Apr 10, 20251
37A0BHUALBOBBY G CHITTY SRSep 27, 2023Sep 27, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026