Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

145C412S6JL010178 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenNov 3, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 31, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 8 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
145C412S6JL010178
Make
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
145

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C412S

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
010178

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HYUNDAI STEEL INDUSTRIES, INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hyundai Steel Industries, Inc.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 3, 2025 – Jul 31, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSTEXAS GULF INTERMODAL LLC 3958170076B029/TX
Jan 28, 2026TXI · Full4UNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC 2156918076B029/TX
Nov 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0UNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC 2156918076B029/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TEXAS GULF INTERMODAL LLC3958170Jul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261TX
UNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INC2156918Nov 3, 2025Jan 28, 20262TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
076B029TX2TEXAS GULF INTERMODAL LLCJul 31, 2026Jul 31, 20261
076B029TXUNIFIED INTERMODAL TRANSPORT INCNov 3, 2025Jan 28, 20262
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026