Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA54E26HA000403 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenSep 23, 2024
TX
Last seenJun 30, 2026
TX
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 21 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
56EA54E26HA000403
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
A54E2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
000403

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 6 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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 23, 2024 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around2ALVI CARGO TRANSPORT LLC 4377497DC4690/OK
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around3ALVI CARGO TRANSPORT LLC 4377497DC4690/OK
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around2CAFA TRUCKING LLC 4423042DC4690/OK
Aug 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSCAFA TRUCKING LLC 4423042DC4690/OK
Apr 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around1MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756DC4690/OK
Dec 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJAH MEX TRANSPORTATION INC 308167642P875M/TX
Sep 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around7OOSJAH MEX TRANSPORTATION INC 30816768324K0/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALVI CARGO TRANSPORT LLC4377497May 29, 2026Jun 30, 20262TX
CAFA TRUCKING LLC4423042Aug 11, 2025Nov 5, 20252TX
MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC3092756Apr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251TX
JAH MEX TRANSPORTATION INC3081676Sep 23, 2024Dec 10, 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.
DC4690OK2ALVI CARGO TRANSPORT LLCMay 29, 2026Jun 30, 20262
DC4690OKCAFA TRUCKING LLCAug 11, 2025Nov 5, 20252
DC4690OKMATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLCApr 17, 2025Apr 17, 20251
42P875MTXJAH MEX TRANSPORTATION INCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
8324K0OKJAH MEX TRANSPORTATION INCSep 23, 2024Sep 23, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026