Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Hercules Ajax

1AJC23240R1003178 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
7 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJan 26, 2024
AL
Last seenAug 8, 2024
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 7 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
1AJC23240R1003178
Make
Hercules Ajax
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2024
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 11, 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
1AJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C2324

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
003178

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
HERCULES AJAX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 26, 2024 – Aug 8, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 8, 2024GAIII · Driver-only1ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC 2268020T953379/ME
Jan 26, 2024ALI · Full6OOSSUPERIOR HAULING & FAST TRANSIT INC 251582953379/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELWOOD CARTAGE LLC2268020Aug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241PA
SUPERIOR HAULING & FAST TRANSIT INC251582Jan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241MO
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.
T953379MEELWOOD CARTAGE LLCAug 8, 2024Aug 8, 20241
953379TNSUPERIOR HAULING & FAST TRANSIT INCJan 26, 2024Jan 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026