Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Load King

5LKB40239W4021761 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 5
First seenOct 15, 2025
TX
Last seenJun 2, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5LKB40239W4021761
Make
Load King
Model
Load King
Model year
2028
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
5LK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4023

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1998 or 2028

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

North American serial sequence
021761

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
LOAD KING

Prefix basis · 7 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Load King

Prefix basis · 7 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
2028

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
LOAD KING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Load King

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 · Oct 15, 2025 – Jun 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around1CARLOS APODACA 2859232062C609/TX
May 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around4CARLOS APODACA 2859232062C609/TX
Mar 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around9OOSBIRLOS TRUCKING LLC 4119464062C609/TX
Dec 2, 2025USI · Full6OOSLUIS ANTONIO PINALES QUINONEZ 3776980062C609/TX
Oct 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSLUIS ANTONIO PINALES QUINONEZ 3776980062C609/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CARLOS APODACA2859232May 8, 2026Jun 2, 20262TX
BIRLOS TRUCKING LLC4119464Mar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261TX
LUIS ANTONIO PINALES QUINONEZ3776980Oct 15, 2025Dec 2, 20252CI
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.
062C609TXCARLOS APODACAMay 8, 2026Jun 2, 20262
062C609TXBIRLOS TRUCKING LLCMar 10, 2026Mar 10, 20261
062C609TXLUIS ANTONIO PINALES QUINONEZOct 15, 2025Dec 2, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026