Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Cheetah Chassis

5EF2GC400JB789603 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenOct 23, 2023
MA
Last seenFeb 5, 2026
MA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5EF2GC400JB789603
Make
Cheetah Chassis
Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5EF

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2GC40

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
789603

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
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 103 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CHEETAH CHASSIS

Prefix basis · 103 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.

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 · Oct 23, 2023 – Feb 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 5, 2026MAII · Walk-around3—HERMES LOGISTICS INC 3773219271804B/ME
Nov 13, 2025MAII · Walk-around9OOSSTEVEN TRANSPORT LLC 3938258271804B/ME
Jul 9, 2024MAIII · Driver-only3—RAVAN TRANSIT LLC 3569174271804B/ME
Oct 23, 2023MAIII · Driver-only1—ROLANE TRANSPORTATION INC 8692271804B/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERMES LOGISTICS INC3773219Feb 5, 2026Feb 5, 20261MA
STEVEN TRANSPORT LLC3938258Nov 13, 2025Nov 13, 20251MA
RAVAN TRANSIT LLC3569174Jul 9, 2024Jul 9, 20241MA
ROLANE TRANSPORTATION INC8692Oct 23, 2023Oct 23, 20231MA
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.
271804BME2HERMES LOGISTICS INCFeb 5, 2026 → Feb 5, 20261
271804BME—STEVEN TRANSPORT LLCNov 13, 2025 → Nov 13, 20251
271804BME—RAVAN TRANSIT LLCJul 9, 2024 → Jul 9, 20241
271804BME—ROLANE TRANSPORTATION INCOct 23, 2023 → Oct 23, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026