Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K23HA000485 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenMay 8, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 8, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
56EA53K23HA000485
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000485

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
2017

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 8, 2024 – Jun 8, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around3READY MIX CONCRETE LLC 4376865249B062/TX
Jun 8, 2026TXII · Walk-around3READY MIX CONCRETE LLC 4376865249B062/TX
Jan 19, 2026TXII · Walk-around2HRS TRANSPORT LLC 4083755249B062/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around2OOSHRS TRANSPORT LLC 4083755249B062/TX
Sep 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around1HRS TRANSPORT LLC 40837558635KO/OK
Nov 29, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HRS TRANSPORT LLC 40837558635K0/OK
Sep 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around3HRS TRANSPORT LLC 40837558635KO/OK
Aug 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around1HRS TRANSPORT LLC 40837558635KO/OK
May 8, 2024TXII · Walk-around0HRS TRANSPORT LLC 40837558635KO/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
READY MIX CONCRETE LLC4376865Jun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20262TX
HRS TRANSPORT LLC4083755May 8, 2024Jan 19, 20267TX
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.
249B062TX2READY MIX CONCRETE LLCJun 8, 2026Jun 8, 20262
249B062TXHRS TRANSPORT LLCOct 29, 2025Jan 19, 20262
8635KOOKHRS TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024Sep 19, 20254
8635K0OKHRS TRANSPORT LLCNov 29, 2024Nov 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026