Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA54H29GA000597 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenDec 26, 2023
TX
Last seenMay 22, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
56EA54H29GA000597
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
A54H2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000597

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 · 97 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 97 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 · Dec 26, 2023 – May 22, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 22, 2026TXII · Walk-around3J TEAM HAUL LLC 4391959027C023/TX
May 18, 2026TXII · Walk-around4J TEAM HAUL LLC 4391959027C023/TX
Nov 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around2J TEAM HAUL LLC 4391959027C023/TX
Nov 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJ TEAM HAUL LLC 4391959050C904/TX
Aug 1, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0FLORIDABLANCA TRUCKING LLC 4251105050C904/TX
Mar 20, 2025TXII · Walk-around6JP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC 312454774R005N/TX
Dec 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around4JP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC 312454714M875M/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around3JP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC 3124547050C904/TX
Aug 26, 2024TXI · Full9OOSJP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC 3124547050C904/TX
Dec 26, 2023TXII · Walk-around5JP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC 3124547050C904/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J TEAM HAUL LLC4391959Nov 7, 2025May 22, 20264TX
FLORIDABLANCA TRUCKING LLC4251105Aug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251TX
JP PORRAS TRUCKING LLC3124547Dec 26, 2023Mar 20, 20255TX
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.
027C023TXJ TEAM HAUL LLCNov 17, 2025May 22, 20263
050C904TXJ TEAM HAUL LLCNov 7, 2025Nov 7, 20251
050C904TXFLORIDABLANCA TRUCKING LLCAug 1, 2025Aug 1, 20251
74R005NTXJP PORRAS TRUCKING LLCMar 20, 2025Mar 20, 20251
14M875MTXJP PORRAS TRUCKING LLCDec 10, 2024Dec 10, 20241
050C904TXJP PORRAS TRUCKING LLCDec 26, 2023Oct 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026