Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2027 Hercules Ajax

1AJC40272V1004555 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenJul 10, 2023
WI
Last seenJan 27, 2025
IL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1AJC40272V1004555
Make
Hercules Ajax
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2027
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
C4027

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
004555

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
2027

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 · Jul 10, 2023 – Jan 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 27, 2025ILII · Walk-around7FLASH CARTAGE INC 2789870U411610/TN
Jul 10, 2023WII · Full9OOSWHIMSY INC 653783U411610/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FLASH CARTAGE INC2789870Jan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251IL
WHIMSY INC653783Jul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231IL
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.
U411610TNFLASH CARTAGE INCJan 27, 2025Jan 27, 20251
U411610TNWHIMSY INCJul 10, 2023Jul 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 11, 2026