Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Load King

5LKL4823081027598 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJan 8, 2024
MT
Last seenJun 4, 2026
MT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 29 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
5LKL4823081027598
Make
Load King
Model
Load King
Model year
2008
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
5LK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
L4823

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
027598

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Load King

Prefix basis · 19 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
2008

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 8, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026MTII · Walk-around0MACHINERY POWER & EQUIPMENT CO 887923T45126/MT
May 13, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0MACHINERY POWER & EQUIPMENT CO 887923T45126/MT
Nov 21, 2025MTII · Walk-around0MACHINERY POWER & EQUIPMENT CO 887923T45126/MT
Apr 24, 2025MTII · Walk-around2TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO 377695T45126/MT
Aug 14, 2024MTIII · Driver-only0TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO 377695T45126/MT
Jan 8, 2024MTII · Walk-around2OOSTRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO 377695T45126/MT
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MACHINERY POWER & EQUIPMENT CO887923Nov 21, 2025Jun 4, 20263MT
TRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT CO377695Jan 8, 2024Apr 24, 20253MT
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.
T45126MTMACHINERY POWER & EQUIPMENT CONov 21, 2025Jun 4, 20263
T45126MTTRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT COJan 8, 2024Apr 24, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026