Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K22LA000437 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 19, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 24, 2026
OK
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K22LA000437
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
000437

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 · Aug 19, 2024 – Jul 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 24, 2026OKI · Full13OOSCLUTCH TRANSPORT LLC 4551439050C381/OK
Jul 17, 2026OKII · Walk-around12CLUTCH TRANSPORT LLC 4551439050C381/TX
Oct 6, 2025TXII · Walk-around2GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205050C381/TX
Jan 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around7GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205050C381/TX
Aug 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around1GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3450205CD2919/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CLUTCH TRANSPORT LLC4551439Jul 17, 2026Jul 24, 20262OK
GEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLC3450205Aug 19, 2024Oct 6, 20253OK
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.
050C381OK2CLUTCH TRANSPORT LLCJul 24, 2026Jul 24, 20261
050C381TX2CLUTCH TRANSPORT LLCJul 17, 2026Jul 17, 20261
050C381TXGEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLCJan 31, 2025Oct 6, 20252
CD2919OKGEOSPHERE ENERGY SERVICES LLCAug 19, 2024Aug 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026