Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K20LA000307 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
32 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 13
First seenOct 19, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 32 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K20LA000307
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
56E

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
A53K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
000307

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
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Prefix basis · 628 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 628 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
ARMOR LITE TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Armor Lite Trailer

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 · Oct 19, 2023 – Jun 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around4W T C TRANSPORTATION LLC 358613442U817N/TX
Jan 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around3W T C TRANSPORTATION LLC 358613497U551N/TX
Dec 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around3W T C TRANSPORTATION LLC 358613485W160W/TX
Sep 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around8A&J SMART LOGISTICS LLC 434965271T325N/TX
Mar 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around7YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009959T999M/TX
Dec 12, 2024TXII · Walk-around2YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009959N875M/TX
Dec 6, 2024TXIII · Driver-only0YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009975T863M/TX
Nov 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around1YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 4130099NONE/TX
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around1YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009969U570M/TX
Apr 2, 2024TXI · Full10OOSYANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009934P506M/TX
Dec 15, 2023TXII · Walk-around3YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009929N375M/TX
Dec 12, 2023TXI · Full0YANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009929N375M/TX
Oct 19, 2023TXI · Full12OOSYANS H L TRUCKING LLC 413009982S312M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
W T C TRANSPORTATION LLC3586134Dec 30, 2025Jun 22, 20263TX
A&J SMART LOGISTICS LLC4349652Sep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251TX
YANS H L TRUCKING LLC4130099Oct 19, 2023Mar 4, 20259TX
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.
42U817NTX2W T C TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 22, 2026Jun 22, 20261
97U551NTXW T C TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 15, 2026Jan 15, 20261
85W160WTXW T C TRANSPORTATION LLCDec 30, 2025Dec 30, 20251
71T325NTXA&J SMART LOGISTICS LLCSep 2, 2025Sep 2, 20251
59T999MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCMar 4, 2025Mar 4, 20251
59N875MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCDec 12, 2024Dec 12, 20241
75T863MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCDec 6, 2024Dec 6, 20241
NONETXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCNov 11, 2024Nov 11, 20241
69U570MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
34P506MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCApr 2, 2024Apr 2, 20241
29N375MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCDec 12, 2023Dec 15, 20232
82S312MTXYANS H L TRUCKING LLCOct 19, 2023Oct 19, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026