Have a painter paint your face on your trailer – now this last one will probably ensure that no one steals your trailer – ever – but I’m just kidding! J.Make heavy duty, industrial strength stickers for your trailer: if you want to take another approach, go ahead and have stickers made – but make sure that they are heavy duty and are capable to withstand the elements and make sure that they are very hard to remove!.With water and the sun hitting it, direct exposure to the elements will drastically reduce its lifespan. Type of Trailer (4 th positio n) 1ST G EAU36MJ000001 A. Second Section: Consists of five characters, which uniquely identify the following attributes: type of trailer, series, body type, length, and axle configuration. This label is important and you cannot simply request a duplicate for it. long as it is made clear that is not the legal VIN. Use a clear silicone waterproof sealant on your Federal Label: spray something like Loctite or any other similar product to protect the VERY important Federal Label.I would suggest you get ridiculous with it and make one or two of the metal VIN tags large and have a few more welded around the trailer’s metal frame. Look for a company that does metal etching: you can order a few metal plates made for you with your VIN number on it and have a welder weld them to your trailer.Take the necessary precautions to prevent theft and make it harder on the criminal. However, if you are reading this article, and you own a trailer – protect your assets. There is no public voice that is putting pressure on the trailer manufacturers and also this isn’t a worldwide issue that needs to be addressed. What should your take aways from this be? Well, outside of my blog I have not heard anyone else address this issue. Furthermore, anyone can simply take a blade, metal brush, and some Goof-off or other type of dissolvent and take that sticker right off. Sometimes I have to look at the label at the right angle to be able to see the VIN. It has been the case with several of my customers that they have a really faded label – so much so that at times it is impossible for me to do the VIN verification. The problem with this is that the exposure to sun, dirt & water will destroy the label over time. What do most trailer companies do to put the VIN on a trailer? They use a label that is adhered with some sort of adhesive. Stamping the VIN on the frame is not the only way to put the VIN on the frame, you can also weld a pre-stamped metal plate, or, if you want to do like some big trailer manufacturers just stamp the last 6 digits of the VIN. What problem am I talking about? Well, to sum it up very simply it is this: trailer manufacturers are cheap! Exactly what do I mean? I have been to a few trailer manufacturers and what I have observed is that they do not spend the extra money to stamp the vehicle identification number (VIN) on the frame. One of the things that I have wanted to write about for months now is a common issue or problem if you want to call it, with permanent trailers & coach trailers.
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