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License Plate TN U976838 (Tennessee) — Central States Trucking Llc

USDOT 185732 · 2020 2020 PITTS

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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
2026-07-285JYSC2028LPD16873TN U976838CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC · USDOT 185732
2025-11-215JYSC2025LPD16894TN U976838COWAN SYSTEMS LLC · USDOT 548880

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

Central States Trucking Llc Active

USDOT
185732
MC
152337
Status
Active
Type
Motor Carrier
Based in
Oak Brook, IL
Power units
900
Drivers
881
Inspections (24 mo)
970
Crashes (24 mo)
47
Vehicle OOS rate
32.1%

Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2026-07-28). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.

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This plate has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).

Plate
TN-U976838
Vehicles
2
Inspections
2
OOS results
0

What this means

License plate TN-U976838 appears in FMCSA inspection records 2 times. 2 different VINs appear under this plate in the available inspection records. The records do not establish why the association changed. Operated by 2 different carriers (DOT numbers) over its inspection history. Most recent operating carrier: Central States Trucking Llc (USDOT 185732). Vehicle make on file: 2020 PITTS (INTERMODAL CHASSIS). 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 TN-U976838 (Tennessee) appears in FMCSA roadside inspection records tied to 2 commercial vehicles. Inspection activity under this plate runs from 2025-11-21 to 2026-07-28. The latest inspection was in Arkansas, a Level III — driver and paperwork only. That is outside the plate's issuing jurisdiction (Tennessee).

Vehicles recorded under plate TN-U976838

This plate has been recorded on 2 different VINs. Vehicles on record: 5JYSC2028LPD16873 (2020 2020 PITTS, 2026-07-28); 5JYSC2025LPD16894 (2020 DORSEY TRA, 2025-11-21).

Combined inspection & out-of-service record

Across all vehicles on this plate there are 2 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

2 carriers have operated vehicles under this plate (most recent first): Central States Trucking Llc (USDOT 185732) on 2026-07-28; Cowan Systems Llc (USDOT 548880) on 2025-11-21.

Vehicle detail (inspections per unit)
VIN 5JYSC2028LPD16873 2020 2020 PITTS · INTERMODAL CHASSIS
Last seen 2026-07-28
Carrier: CENTRAL STATES TRUCKING LLC (DOT 185732) · 1 inspections · 0 OOS · 0 violations
Last inspected in Arkansas · Level III — driver and paperwork only
VIN 5JYSC2025LPD16894 2020 DORSEY TRA · INTERMODAL CHASSIS
Last seen 2025-11-21
Carrier: COWAN SYSTEMS LLC (DOT 548880) · 1 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 TN-U976838 linked to 2 different VINs?
FMCSA inspection records list 2 distinct VINs under plate TN-U976838: VIN 5JYSC2028LPD16873 (2020 2020 PITTS), VIN 5JYSC2025LPD16894 (2020 DORSEY TRA).
Why does plate TN-U976838 appear under different DOT numbers?
Inspections under this plate were recorded against 2 USDOT numbers: Central States Trucking Llc (USDOT 185732), Cowan Systems Llc (USDOT 548880).

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