VIN 1PMA2432355004178 — 2005 Polar Tank Trailer (POLA) Polar Tank Trailer
Recorded with R Mendoza Transport Llc · USDOT 2485373
Vehicle identity
| VIN | 1PMA2432355004178 |
| Model year | 2005 |
| Make | Polar Tank Trailer (POLA) |
| Model | Polar Tank Trailer |
| Vehicle type | SEMI-TRAILER |
| License plate | CA 4TL1223 (California) |
| Inspection window | 2025-01-24 to 2025-12-29 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-29 | 1PMA2432355004178 | CA 4TL1223 | R MENDOZA TRANSPORT LLC · USDOT 2485373 |
| 2025-08-25 | 1PMA2432355004178 | CA 4TL1223 | PAN PACIFIC PETROLEUM COMPANY INC · USDOT 563987 |
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
R Mendoza Transport Llc Active
- USDOT
- 2485373
- MC
- 860426
- Status
- Active
- Type
- Motor Carrier
- Based in
- Bakersfield, CA
- Power units
- 4
- Drivers
- 2
- Inspections (24 mo)
- 3
- Crashes (24 mo)
- 0
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 0%
Carrier recorded at the latest inspection in the available records (2025-12-29). 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.This vehicle has also been operated by 1 other carrier (listed below).
What this means
1PMA2432355004178 is a 2005 Polar Tank Trailer operated by R Mendoza Transport Llc (USDOT 2485373). License plate on its inspection records: CA 4TL1223. 3 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
2005 Polar Tank Trailer is the vehicle NHTSA’s VIN registry returns for 1PMA2432355004178. It is a trailer built by POLAR TANK TRAILER, LLC at the SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI plant.
Roadside inspection & out-of-service record
This specific vehicle appears in 3 FMCSA roadside inspections between 2025-01-24 and 2025-12-29. Across those inspections it was never placed out of service. Its most recent inspection (2025-12-29) was in California, 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
This VIN appears under 2 different carriers in our records, oldest first: Pan Pacific Petroleum Company Inc (USDOT 563987) from 2025-01-24 to 2025-08-25 — 2 inspections, none out of service; R Mendoza Transport Llc (USDOT 2485373) on 2025-12-29 — 1 inspection, none out of service.
Full spec sheet (NHTSA vPIC decode)
| Make | POLAR TANK TRAILER |
| Model | Polar Tank Trailer |
| Model Year | 2005 |
| 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 | POLAR TANK TRAILER, LLC The legal manufacturer of record in NHTSA’s database. |
| Plant City | SPRINGFIELD Where the chassis was assembled — useful for verifying the VIN against the build record. |
| Plant State | MISSOURI |
| Plant Country | UNITED STATES (USA) |
| Axles | 2 Number of axles — ties directly to weight limits and toll/registration class. |
Operator history — 2 carriers operated this VIN
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