Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 E-Pak Manufacturing

1E9E5DR20HA505433 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
15 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenApr 16, 2024
GA
Last seenJul 23, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 15 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1E9E5DR20HA505433
Make
E-Pak Manufacturing
Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 23, 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
1E9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5DR2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
505433

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
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 30 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 30 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.

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
2017

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

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

  • 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 · Apr 16, 2024 – Jul 23, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0BISHOP TRUCKING LLC 716318TSB6716/OH
Mar 11, 2025KYII · Walk-around3DALE WAYNE BISHOP 643606TSB6716/OH
Mar 3, 2025KYIII · Driver-only3DALE WAYNE BISHOP 643606TSB6716/OH
Jan 3, 2025KYII · Walk-around1OOSDALE WAYNE BISHOP 643606TSB6716/OH
Jun 18, 2024KYII · Walk-around0DALE WAYNE BISHOP 643606VSB6716/OH
Apr 16, 2024GAII · Walk-around0KAG ENERGY LLC 469756TSB6716/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BISHOP TRUCKING LLC716318Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251KY
DALE WAYNE BISHOP643606Jun 18, 2024Mar 11, 20254KY
KAG ENERGY LLC469756Apr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241OH
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.
TSB6716OHBISHOP TRUCKING LLCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
TSB6716OHDALE WAYNE BISHOPJan 3, 2025Mar 11, 20253
VSB6716OHDALE WAYNE BISHOPJun 18, 2024Jun 18, 20241
TSB6716OH2KAG ENERGY LLCApr 16, 2024Apr 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 23, 2026