Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2016 Hercules Ajax

1AJC40265G1005385 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenJul 26, 2024
NJ
Last seenJul 1, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
1AJC40265G1005385
Make
Hercules Ajax
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2016
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.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Vehicle descriptor section
C4026

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗
North American serial sequence
005385

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Source · 49 CFR Part 565 ↗

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.

Not established

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 26, 2024 – Jul 1, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2025NYII · Walk-around2—HEAVY WEIGHT TRANSPORT INC 1716174517249/ME
Jul 26, 2024NJIII · Driver-only1—INTER-METRO FREIGHT INC 2558075107249/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HEAVY WEIGHT TRANSPORT INC1716174Jul 1, 2025Jul 1, 20251GA
INTER-METRO FREIGHT INC255807Jul 26, 2024Jul 26, 20241NJ
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
517249ME—HEAVY WEIGHT TRANSPORT INCJul 1, 2025 → Jul 1, 20251
5107249ME—INTER-METRO FREIGHT INCJul 26, 2024 → Jul 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026