Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hicks Manufacturing Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

1H9A28A24LM686045 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under1
26 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenMay 3, 2024
AR
Last seenJul 1, 2026
TX
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1H9A28A24LM686045
Make
Hicks Manufacturing
Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
686045

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
2020

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 3, 2024 – Jul 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 1, 2026TXII · Walk-around2PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Jun 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around2PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Feb 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Jan 22, 2026OKIII · Driver-only1PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Dec 1, 2025OKIII · Driver-only1PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Jul 29, 2025OKIII · Driver-only2PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Jul 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Apr 23, 2025ARIII · Driver-only0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Mar 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
Jun 27, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
May 3, 2024ARIII · Driver-only0PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC 2795477PT200474/AR
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLC2795477May 3, 2024Jul 1, 202611AR
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.
PT200474AR2PORTERFIELD TRUCKING LLCMay 3, 2024Jul 1, 202611
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026