Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Hicks Manufacturing Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

1H9A28A23KM686004 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 29, 2024
TX
Last seenDec 19, 2025
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1H9A28A23KM686004
Make
Hicks Manufacturing
Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 27, 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
1H9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A28A2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
686004

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
HICKS MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 25 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 25 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HICKS MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

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 · Jan 29, 2024 – Dec 19, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT195206/AR
Jun 17, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1BUTLER TRUCKING LLC 4289740PT195206/AR
Apr 1, 2025ARIII · Driver-only2BUTLER TRUCKING LLC 4289740PT195206/AR
Jan 6, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1BUTLER TRUCKING LLC 4289740PT195206/AR
Jan 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around1PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477OT195206/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC2795477Jan 29, 2024Dec 19, 20252AR
BUTLER TRUCKING LLC4289740Jan 6, 2025Jun 17, 20253AR
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.
PT195206ARPORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLCDec 19, 2025Dec 19, 20251
PT195206ARBUTLER TRUCKING LLCJan 6, 2025Jun 17, 20253
OT195206ARPORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLCJan 29, 2024Jan 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 27, 2026