Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 John Evans Manufacturing

1J9G140B181003293 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenMar 11, 2025
SC
Last seenMay 11, 2026
SC
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1J9G140B181003293
Make
John Evans Manufacturing
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
1J9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
G140B

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
003293

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
JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
John Evans Manufacturing

Prefix basis · 64 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
JOHN EVANS MANUFACTURING

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

  • 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 · Mar 11, 2025 – May 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 11, 2026SCIII · Driver-only1JAMES HUGHES 241834323032PT/SC
Jul 25, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0CHARLES F HARLAN LOGGING LLC 219435823032PT/SC
Mar 11, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0CHARLES F HARLAN LOGGING LLC 219435823032PT/SC
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES HUGHES2418343May 11, 2026May 11, 20261SC
CHARLES F HARLAN LOGGING LLC2194358Mar 11, 2025Jul 25, 20252SC
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.
23032PTSCJAMES HUGHESMay 11, 2026May 11, 20261
23032PTSCCHARLES F HARLAN LOGGING LLCMar 11, 2025Jul 25, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 21, 2026