Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K28GA000559 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
28 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 21, 2023
TX
Last seenJan 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 28 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
56EA53K28GA000559
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2016
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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000559

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
2016

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 21, 2023 – Jan 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 14, 2026TXI · Full11OOSWINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLC 442380939R552N/TX
Sep 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around5WINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLC 442380947U334N/TX
Aug 19, 2025TXII · Walk-around5WINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLC 442380976N308N/TX
Jun 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around9JOKER TRUCKING LLC 36358134001LT/OK
May 9, 2025TXII · Walk-around7G I J VAC TRUCKING LLC 3879939125B746/TX
Mar 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around3G I J VAC TRUCKING LLC 3879939125B746/TX
Apr 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MORALES TRUCKING LLC 2284245125B746/TX
Sep 21, 2023TXII · Walk-around9OOSMORALES TRUCKING LLC 2284245125B746/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLC4423809Aug 19, 2025Jan 14, 20263TX
JOKER TRUCKING LLC3635813Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251TX
G I J VAC TRUCKING LLC3879939Mar 5, 2025May 9, 20252TX
MORALES TRUCKING LLC2284245Sep 21, 2023Apr 16, 20242TX
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.
39R552NTXWINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLCJan 14, 2026Jan 14, 20261
47U334NTXWINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLCSep 9, 2025Sep 9, 20251
76N308NTXWINNIEBOY TRUCKING LLCAug 19, 2025Aug 19, 20251
4001LTOKJOKER TRUCKING LLCJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
125B746TXG I J VAC TRUCKING LLCMar 5, 2025May 9, 20252
125B746TXMORALES TRUCKING LLCSep 21, 2023Apr 16, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026