Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Appalachian Trailers Inc.

5Z5GC3629MS001230 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 14
First seenJul 12, 2023
KY
Last seenNov 6, 2025
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
5Z5GC3629MS001230
Make
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model
Appalachian Trailers Inc.
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
001230

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
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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Nov 6, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 6, 2025WII · Full1MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044116218TD/IL
Feb 14, 2025WII · Full6OOSNEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Jan 16, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Oct 29, 2024ILI · Full1NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Jun 21, 2024INII · Walk-around0NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Jun 4, 2024ILIII · Driver-only2NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
May 31, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
May 14, 2024ILI · Full4NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Mar 26, 2024MIII · Walk-around3NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Mar 5, 2024ILI · Full6OOSNEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC 2919717116218TD/IL
Feb 1, 2024MIII · Walk-around2NEXT MILE INC 3193783116218TD/IL
Oct 10, 2023ILIII · Driver-only3NEXT MILE INC 3193783116218TD/IL
Aug 25, 2023WII · Full5OOSNEXT MILE INC 3193783116218TD/IL
Jul 12, 2023KYI · Full1NEXT MILE INC 3193783116218TD/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251IL
NEXT MILE TRANSPORT INC2919717Mar 5, 2024Feb 14, 20259IL
NEXT MILE INC3193783Jul 12, 2023Feb 1, 20244IL
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.
116218TDIL2MLS CAPITAL INCNov 6, 2025Nov 6, 20251
116218TDILNEXT MILE TRANSPORT INCMar 5, 2024Feb 14, 20259
116218TDILNEXT MILE INCJul 12, 2023Feb 1, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026