Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Appalachian Trailers Inc.

5Z5GC3620LS000272 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
11 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 8
First seenMay 15, 2025
MO
Last seenApr 9, 2026
FL
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 11 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
5Z5GC3620LS000272
Make
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
GC362

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
000272

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 · 20 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.

Prefix basis · 20 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
2020

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 15, 2025 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026FLII · Walk-around3OOSVRS COMPANY LLC 4296956540494/ME
Feb 6, 2026ILI · Full4OOSVRS COMPANY LLC 42969565404994/ME
Oct 30, 2025ALI · Full3AIMIRIM GENERAL SERVICES LLC 43194965404994/ME
Oct 8, 2025CTI · Full1OOSHMT LOBATO INC 40879225404994/ME
Sep 29, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0HMT LOBATO INC 40879225404994/ME
Jul 22, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0HMT LOBATO INC 40879225404994/ME
Jul 3, 2025TNI · Full2OOSCARMELON LLC 42677955404994/ME
May 15, 2025MOI · Full3ED TRANSPORTSS LLC 35162315404994/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VRS COMPANY LLC4296956Feb 6, 2026Apr 9, 20262FL
AIMIRIM GENERAL SERVICES LLC4319496Oct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251FL
HMT LOBATO INC4087922Jul 22, 2025Oct 8, 20253MA
CARMELON LLC4267795Jul 3, 2025Jul 3, 20251FL
ED TRANSPORTSS LLC3516231May 15, 2025May 15, 20251MA
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.
540494MEVRS COMPANY LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
5404994MEVRS COMPANY LLCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
5404994MEAIMIRIM GENERAL SERVICES LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
5404994MEHMT LOBATO INCJul 22, 2025Oct 8, 20253
5404994MECARMELON LLCJul 3, 2025Jul 3, 20251
5404994MEED TRANSPORTSS LLCMay 15, 2025May 15, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026