VIN 1B9RA3931BC941016 — 2011 ACE Brothers Equipment
Recorded with Southern Metal Recycling Inc · USDOT 91543
Vehicle identity
| VIN | 1B9RA3931BC941016 |
| Model year | 2011 |
| Make | ACE |
| Model | Brothers Equipment |
| Vehicle type | SEMI-TRAILER |
| License plate | NC AH31433 (North Carolina) |
| Inspection window | 2025-03-25 to 2026-03-25 |
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.
| Observed dates | VIN | Plate | Reported carrier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | 1B9RA3931BC941016 | NC AH31433 | SOUTHERN METAL RECYCLING INC · USDOT 91543 |
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 vehicle
Southern Metal Recycling Inc Active
- USDOT
- 91543
- MC
- —
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Motor Carrier
- Based in
- Wilmington, NC
- Power units
- 9
- Drivers
- 5
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 20
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 2
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 53.3%
Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2026-03-25). This does not establish current ownership or confirm that the carrier still operates this vehicle.
View full carrier profile →Authority, insurance & bonds, safety scores, crash history, inspections and the full fleet list.What this means
1B9RA3931BC941016 is a 2011 ACE Brothers Equipment operated by Southern Metal Recycling Inc (USDOT 91543). License plate on its inspection records: NC AH31433. 2 roadside inspections on FMCSA record. No out-of-service violations are recorded for this VIN in the available inspection records. Other violations may still be present.
What this VIN is
2011 ACE Brothers Equipment is the vehicle NHTSA’s VIN registry returns for 1B9RA3931BC941016. It is a trailer built by BROTHERS EQUIPMENT INC. at the CLEVELAND, OHIO plant.
Roadside inspection & out-of-service record
This specific vehicle appears in 2 FMCSA roadside inspections between 2025-03-25 and 2026-03-25. Across those inspections it was never placed out of service. Its most recent inspection (2026-03-25) was in North Carolina, a Level II — walk-around inspection of the driver and the vehicle. No violations were recorded against this vehicle in our inspection window.
Operator history
Operated by Southern Metal Recycling Inc (USDOT 91543) from 2025-03-25 to 2026-03-25 — 2 inspections, none out of service.
Full spec sheet (NHTSA vPIC decode)
| Make | BROTHERS EQUIPMENT |
| Model | Brothers Equipment |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| Vehicle Type | TRAILER NHTSA’s top-level vehicle category derived from the VIN. |
| Body Class | Trailer The body style NHTSA assigns from the VIN — e.g. truck-tractor, straight truck, or cutaway. |
| Manufacturer | BROTHERS EQUIPMENT INC. The legal manufacturer of record in NHTSA’s database. |
| Plant City | CLEVELAND Where the chassis was assembled — useful for verifying the VIN against the build record. |
| Plant State | OHIO |
| Plant Country | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| Axles | 3 Number of axles — ties directly to weight limits and toll/registration class. |
Operator & inspection history
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