Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Load King

5LKL48238H1029860 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seenJun 19, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 20, 2026
IA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
5LKL48238H1029860
Make
Load King
Model
Load King
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
029860

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
2017

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 · Jun 19, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026IAIII · Driver-only1BH TRANS INC 2888905954270ST/IL
Mar 11, 2026ILII · Walk-around6OOSBH TRANS INC 2888905954270ST/IL
Jun 16, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0BH TRANS INC 2888905954270ST/IL
May 28, 2025FLIII · Driver-only1BH TRANS INC 2888905954270ST/IL
Mar 28, 2025IDII · Walk-around3BH TRANS INC 2888905954270ST/IL
Dec 19, 2023MTIII · Driver-only1LABA TRANSPORT INC 3081905634376ST/IL
Jun 19, 2023MDII · Walk-around2LABA TRANSPORT INC 3081905634376ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BH TRANS INC2888905Mar 28, 2025Apr 20, 20265IL
LABA TRANSPORT INC3081905Jun 19, 2023Dec 19, 20232IL
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.
954270STILBH TRANS INCMar 28, 2025Apr 20, 20265
634376STILLABA TRANSPORT INCJun 19, 2023Dec 19, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026