Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Appalachian Trailers Inc.

5Z5GC3437MS001268 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections9
of 11
First seenMay 18, 2024
MD
Last seenOct 14, 2025
MD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
5Z5GC3437MS001268
Make
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
GC343

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
001268

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
APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC.

Prefix basis · 8 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.

Prefix basis · 8 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
2021

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
APPALACHIAN TRAILERS INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.

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 · May 18, 2024 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025MDII · Walk-around4OOSM&F LLC 42694045564199/ME
Jul 30, 2025DEI · Full1OOSM&F LLC 42694045323583/ME
Mar 17, 2025CTII · Walk-around3ADK LOGISTICS LLC 35065475373666/ME
Feb 25, 2025NYII · Walk-around1ADK LOGISTICS LLC 35065475373666/ME
Jan 21, 2025CTI · Full11OOSADK LOGISTICS LLC 35065475373666/ME
Jan 3, 2025CTII · Walk-around5OOSADK LOGISTICS LLC 35065475373666/ME
Oct 10, 2024PAI · Full6OOSART KO TRANSPORT LLC 41131725373666/ME
Sep 17, 2024DEI · Full4OOSART KO TRANSPORT LLC 41131725373666/ME
Jun 7, 2024DEI · Full5OOSART KO TRANSPORT LLC 41131725373666/ME
May 29, 2024CTI · Full20OOSART KO TRANSPORT LLC 4113172537366/ME
May 18, 2024MDII · Walk-around4OOSART KO TRANSPORT LLC 41131725323583/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M&F LLC4269404Jul 30, 2025Oct 14, 20252DE
ADK LOGISTICS LLC3506547Jan 3, 2025Mar 17, 20254DE
ART KO TRANSPORT LLC4113172May 18, 2024Oct 10, 20245IL
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.
5564199ME2M&F LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
5323583ME2M&F LLCJul 30, 2025Jul 30, 20251
5373666MEADK LOGISTICS LLCJan 3, 2025Mar 17, 20254
5373666MEART KO TRANSPORT LLCJun 7, 2024Oct 10, 20243
537366MEART KO TRANSPORT LLCMay 29, 2024May 29, 20241
5323583MEART KO TRANSPORT LLCMay 18, 2024May 18, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026