Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K28RA000306 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenJun 28, 2024
TX
Last seenJan 15, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
56EA53K28RA000306
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 1, 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
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
000306

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
2024

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 · Jun 28, 2024 – Jan 15, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around4J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3059391249B857/TX
Nov 4, 2025TXII · Walk-around0J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3059391249B857/TX
Dec 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around0SHOA LOGISTICS LLC 3555213249B857/TX
Dec 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSSHOA LOGISTICS LLC 3555213249B857/TX
Jun 28, 2024TXII · Walk-around1OOSWINDY CITY WEST LLC 2864614CW1959/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC3059391Nov 4, 2025Jan 15, 20262TX
SHOA LOGISTICS LLC3555213Dec 10, 2024Dec 11, 20242TX
WINDY CITY WEST LLC2864614Jun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241AZ
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.
249B857TXJ&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INCNov 4, 2025Jan 15, 20262
249B857TXSHOA LOGISTICS LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 11, 20242
CW1959OKWINDY CITY WEST LLCJun 28, 2024Jun 28, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 1, 2026