Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNV8JV7L4S59596 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen12/20/2023
CA
Last seen10/27/2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
5PVNV8JV7L4S59596
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 7: 26,001 - 33,000 lb (11,794 - 14,969 kg)
Decoded at
07/18/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/20/2023 – 10/27/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
10/27/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO INC 3802798208T2/CA
02/04/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC 109477998208T2/CA
06/18/2024CAI · Full2OOSAER SALES LP 65364298208T2/CA
12/20/2023CAI · Full0—AER SALES LP 65364298208T2/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO INC3802710/27/202510/27/20251PA
A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC109477902/04/202502/04/20251PA
AER SALES LP65364212/20/202306/18/20242TX
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.
98208T2CA—EAST PENN MANUFACTURING CO INC10/27/2025 → 10/27/20251
98208T2CA—A & K TRANSPORTATION LLC02/04/2025 → 02/04/20251
98208T2CA—AER SALES LP12/20/2023 → 06/18/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/18/2026
2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck — VIN 5PVNV8JV7L4S59596