Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA54H23RA000114 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJul 5, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
56EA54H23RA000114
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
A54H2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
000114

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 97 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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 5, 2024 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4BIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 4162308DT6196/OK
May 27, 2026TXI · Full6OOSBIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 4162308DT6196/OK
Feb 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around5BIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 416230837220SB6/TX
Jan 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSBIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC 416230837220SB6/TX
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around6GARCIA'S HAULING EXPRESS LLC 3469657CW5871/OK
Jul 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around3GARCIA'S HAULING EXPRESS LLC 3469657CW5871/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLC4162308Jan 29, 2026Jul 9, 20264TX
GARCIA'S HAULING EXPRESS LLC3469657Jul 5, 2024Sep 18, 20242TX
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.
DT6196OK2BIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCMay 27, 2026Jul 9, 20262
37220SB6TXBIRCHLAND TRANSPORTATION COMPANY LLCJan 29, 2026Feb 20, 20262
CW5871OKGARCIA'S HAULING EXPRESS LLCJul 5, 2024Sep 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026