Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA53K2XEA000186 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenSep 27, 2023
KS
Last seenMar 6, 2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
56EA53K2XEA000186
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2014
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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
000186

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
2014

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 · Sep 27, 2023 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026KSII · Walk-around10OOSASTRA READYMIX LLC 32846227096AGK/KS
Apr 28, 2025KSII · Walk-around5KLOTZ SAND CO INC 5433757096AGK/KS
Dec 16, 2024KSII · Walk-around0KLOTZ SAND CO INC 5433757096AGK/KS
Aug 13, 2024KSI · Full19OOSKLOTZ SAND CO INC 543375526LWD/KS
Mar 26, 2024KSII · Walk-around2KLOTZ SAND CO INC 543375526LWD/KS
Dec 20, 2023OKIII · Driver-only1KLOTZ SAND CO INC 543375526LWD/KS
Nov 1, 2023KSII · Walk-around0KLOTZ SAND CO INC 543375526LWD/KS
Sep 27, 2023KSI · Full8OOSKLOTZ SAND CO INC 543375526LWD/KS
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ASTRA READYMIX LLC3284622Mar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261KS
KLOTZ SAND CO INC543375Sep 27, 2023Apr 28, 20257KS
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.
7096AGKKSASTRA READYMIX LLCMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
7096AGKKSKLOTZ SAND CO INCDec 16, 2024Apr 28, 20252
526LWDKSKLOTZ SAND CO INCSep 27, 2023Aug 13, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026