Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Trail Maxx

7WL3H4028PT000538 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenFeb 27, 2024
TN
Last seenMay 21, 2025
WY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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
7WL3H4028PT000538
Make
Trail Maxx
Model
Trail Maxx
Model year
2023
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
7WL

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
3H402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
TRAIL MAXX

Prefix basis · 469 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Trail Maxx

Prefix basis · 469 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRAIL MAXX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Trail Maxx

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 27, 2024 – May 21, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 21, 2025WYI · Full12OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606316008K38/TX
May 14, 2025NMIII · Driver-only1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606316008K38/TX
May 13, 2025TXI · Full3THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631764348M/TX
Apr 21, 2025WYI · Full11OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631764348M/TX
Mar 11, 2025TNI · Full1OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 34606316008K38/UK
Feb 12, 2025MNIII · Driver-only1THOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631764348M/TX
Feb 7, 2025VAI · Full3OOSTHOMAS LYLE SHAFER 3460631764348M/TX
Nov 7, 2024MOI · Full03 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600764348M/TX
Oct 16, 2024VAI · Full13 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600764348M/TX
Sep 6, 2024PAI · Full13 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600764348M/TX
Aug 28, 2024NCI · Full03 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC 3198600764348M/TX
May 2, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1PROJEKT LOGISTIC LLC 4068315DB72357/NC
Feb 27, 2024TNI · Full0PROJEKT LOGISTIC LLC 4068315MAX27/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS LYLE SHAFER3460631Feb 7, 2025May 21, 20257TN
3 ARROWS TRUCKING LLC3198600Aug 28, 2024Nov 7, 20244OH
PROJEKT LOGISTIC LLC4068315Feb 27, 2024May 2, 20242NC
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.
6008K38TXTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERMay 14, 2025May 21, 20252
764348MTXTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERFeb 7, 2025May 13, 20254
6008K38UKTHOMAS LYLE SHAFERMar 11, 2025Mar 11, 20251
764348MTX3 ARROWS TRUCKING LLCAug 28, 2024Nov 7, 20244
DB72357NCPROJEKT LOGISTIC LLCMay 2, 2024May 2, 20241
MAX27ARPROJEKT LOGISTIC LLCFeb 27, 2024Feb 27, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026