Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Appalachian Trailers Inc.

5Z5FC3436GS000600 · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
10 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 8
First seenJul 8, 2025
OH
Last seenMay 15, 2026
TN
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 10 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5Z5FC3436GS000600
Make
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 10, 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
5Z5

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC343

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000600

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 8, 2025 – May 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 15, 2026TNIII · Driver-only5OOS1611 TRANSPORTATION INC 3790654TUD3815/OH
Apr 28, 2026GAI · Full7OOS1611 TRANSPORTATION INC 3790654TUD3815/OH
Apr 23, 2026TNI · Full11OOS1611 TRANSPORTATION INC 3790654TUD3815/OH
Jan 6, 2026GAI · Full3OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231TTX6520/OH
Sep 5, 2025TNI · Full5OOSFASTWAY TRANSPORT LLC 3848952TTX6520/OH
Aug 14, 2025TNI · Full4OOSTTRUST SERVICES CORP 4377708TTX6520/OH
Jul 28, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2OOSTTRUST SERVICES CORP 4377708TTX6520/OH
Jul 8, 2025OHI · Full10OOSED TRANSPORTSS LLC 3516231TTX6520/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1611 TRANSPORTATION INC3790654Apr 23, 2026May 15, 20263MA
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC3516231Jul 8, 2025Jan 6, 20262MA
FASTWAY TRANSPORT LLC3848952Sep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251MA
TTRUST SERVICES CORP4377708Jul 28, 2025Aug 14, 20252MA
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.
TUD3815OH1611 TRANSPORTATION INCApr 23, 2026May 15, 20263
TTX6520OHED TRANSPORTSS LLCJul 8, 2025Jan 6, 20262
TTX6520OHFASTWAY TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2025Sep 5, 20251
TTX6520OHTTRUST SERVICES CORPJul 28, 2025Aug 14, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 10, 2026