Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K29EA000440 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
32 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenNov 20, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K29EA000440
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
56E

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
000440

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
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 628 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
2014

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Armor Lite Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 20, 2023 – Jul 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around3OOSEMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880835N847N/TX
Feb 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around1EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880850U595N/TX
Feb 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around2EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880883N583N/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around0EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880891U488N/TX
Oct 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around3EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880883S432N/TX
Jun 5, 2025TXI · Full1EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 25488088471LG/OK
Jun 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around1EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 25488088471LG/OK
Apr 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 25488088471LG/OK
Dec 31, 2024TXII · Walk-around2EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 25488088471LG/OK
Sep 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSEMILIO TRANSPORT LLC 254880812M719M/TX
Nov 28, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1RTF TRANSPORT LLC 36977218471LG/OK
Nov 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around1RTF TRANSPORT LLC 36977218471LG/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMILIO TRANSPORT LLC2548808Sep 5, 2024Jul 8, 202610TX
RTF TRANSPORT LLC3697721Nov 20, 2023Nov 28, 20232TX
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.
35N847NTX2EMILIO TRANSPORT LLCJul 8, 2026Jul 8, 20261
50U595NTXEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
83N583NTXEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCFeb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261
91U488NTXEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCDec 2, 2025Dec 2, 20251
83S432NTXEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCOct 30, 2025Oct 30, 20251
8471LGOKEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCDec 31, 2024Jun 5, 20254
12M719MTXEMILIO TRANSPORT LLCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
8471LGOKRTF TRANSPORT LLCNov 20, 2023Nov 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026