Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Hicks Manufacturing Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

1H9A30A36NM686042 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJun 6, 2024
LA
Last seenDec 12, 2025
LA
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1H9A30A36NM686042
Make
Hicks Manufacturing
Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
A30A3

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
686042

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hicks Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 5 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
2022

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 · Jun 6, 2024 – Dec 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 12, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0NICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 269887J809390/LA
Jul 30, 2025LAIII · Driver-only0T AND L DIRTWORK INC 1514389AX3718/OK
Dec 30, 2024LAII · Walk-around0NICHOLS TRUCKING LLC 269887J809390/LA
Dec 30, 2024LAII · Walk-around0T AND L DIRTWORK INC 1514389AX3718/OK
Dec 11, 2024LAII · Walk-around0T AND L DIRTWORK INC 1514389AX3718/OK
Jun 6, 2024LAII · Walk-around0T AND L DIRTWORK INC 1514389AX3718/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICHOLS TRUCKING LLC269887Dec 30, 2024Dec 12, 20252LA
T AND L DIRTWORK INC1514389Jun 6, 2024Jul 30, 20254LA
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.
J809390LANICHOLS TRUCKING LLCDec 30, 2024Dec 12, 20252
AX3718OKT AND L DIRTWORK INCJun 6, 2024Jul 30, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026