Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K23PA000100 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenSep 5, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
56EA53K23PA000100
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
000100

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
2023

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 · Sep 5, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around21OOSLUNA'S TRANSPORT TX LLC 4558875BX4109/OK
Mar 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOS2C ENERGY LLC 4219384BX4109/OK
Aug 8, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2FORGELINE LOGISTICS LLC 3819283BX4109/OK
Sep 5, 2024LAI · Full2TRIUMPH ENERGY SERVICES LLC 3159860BX4109/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LUNA'S TRANSPORT TX LLC4558875Jul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261TX
2C ENERGY LLC4219384Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261TX
FORGELINE LOGISTICS LLC3819283Aug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251TX
TRIUMPH ENERGY SERVICES LLC3159860Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241TX
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.
BX4109OK2LUNA'S TRANSPORT TX LLCJul 16, 2026Jul 16, 20261
BX4109OK2C ENERGY LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
BX4109OKFORGELINE LOGISTICS LLCAug 8, 2025Aug 8, 20251
BX4109OKTRIUMPH ENERGY SERVICES LLCSep 5, 2024Sep 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026