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License Plate ME 5537116 (Maine) — News Transportation Inc

USDOT 3968153 · 2025 Alphahd Trailers

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Recorded vehicle, plate and carrier history

These are dated observations in the records available to us. They do not establish ownership, a sale, a transfer date, or continuous use between observations. The latest observation may not describe today’s vehicle or carrier.

Earliest and latest dates below are observations we have retained, not registration dates.
Observed datesVINPlateReported carrier
2026-10-171Z9A3DP23S1607013ME 5537116NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC · USDOT 3968153
2026-02-05129A3DP23S1607013ME 5537116NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC · USDOT 3968153

Evidence: FMCSA inspection observations and retained snapshots of our vehicle records. Coverage is incomplete; an unreported change cannot be dated from these records.

Most recently recorded carrier for this plate

News Transportation Inc Active

USDOT
3968153
MC
1482007
Status
Active
Type
Motor Carrier
Based in
Arlington Hts, IL
Power units
35
Drivers
37
Inspections (24 mo)
112
Crashes (24 mo)
1
Vehicle OOS rate
27.7%

Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2026-10-17). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.

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Plate
ME-5537116
Vehicles
2
Inspections
5
OOS results
0

What this means

License plate ME-5537116 appears in FMCSA inspection records 5 times. 2 different VINs appear under this plate in the available inspection records. The records do not establish why the association changed. Most recent operating carrier: News Transportation Inc (USDOT 3968153). Vehicle make on file: Alphahd Trailers (vPIC; filed make: OTHR) (SEMI-TRAILER). No out-of-service violations are recorded under this plate in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.

About this plate

Commercial license plate ME-5537116 (Maine) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-10-10 to 2026-10-17. The latest inspection was in Arkansas, a Level III — driver and paperwork only. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Maine).

Vehicles recorded under plate ME-5537116

This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs. Vehicles on record: 1Z9A3DP23S1607013 (2025 Alphahd Trailers, 2025-10-15 to 2026-10-17); 129A3DP23S1607013 (ALPH, 2025-10-10 to 2026-02-05).

Combined inspection & out-of-service record

Across all vehicles on this plate there are 5 inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations appear in the available records under this plate. This does not mean that every inspection was free of other violations.

Operators

Operated by News Transportation Inc (USDOT 3968153) in every inspection on record.

Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
VIN 1Z9A3DP23S1607013 2025 Alphahd Trailers (vPIC; filed make: OTHR) AlphaHD Trailers · SEMI-TRAILER
2025-10-15 → 2026-10-17
Carrier: NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC (DOT 3968153) · 3 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Arkansas · Level III — driver and paperwork only
VIN 129A3DP23S1607013 ALPH · SEMI-TRAILER
2025-10-10 → 2026-02-05
Carrier: NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC (DOT 3968153) · 2 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Arkansas · Level III — driver and paperwork only
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why is plate ME-5537116 linked to 2 different VINs?
FMCSA inspection records list 2 distinct VINs under plate ME-5537116: VIN 1Z9A3DP23S1607013 (2025 Alphahd Trailers), VIN 129A3DP23S1607013 (ALPH).
Who operates the truck with plate ME-5537116?
FMCSA inspection records name News Transportation Inc (USDOT 3968153) as the operating carrier, most recently on 2026-10-17.

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