Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA75C26JA000054 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenDec 28, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 1, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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
56EA75C26JA000054
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
A75C2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000054

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 · 287 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 287 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
2018

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 28, 2023 – Apr 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 1, 2026TXI · Full9OOSM B A TRUCKING LLC 424703614N671N/TX
Jun 27, 2025TXII · Walk-around4LALIBELA LLC 409439597U186N/TX
Jun 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around12OOSARSEMA YEMANEH BERHE 340037395U594M/TX
Dec 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around6ARSEMA YEMANEH BERHE 3400373AN5170/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
M B A TRUCKING LLC4247036Apr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261TX
LALIBELA LLC4094395Jun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251TX
ARSEMA YEMANEH BERHE3400373Dec 28, 2023Jun 3, 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.
14N671NTXM B A TRUCKING LLCApr 1, 2026Apr 1, 20261
97U186NTXLALIBELA LLCJun 27, 2025Jun 27, 20251
95U594MTXARSEMA YEMANEH BERHEJun 3, 2024Jun 3, 20241
AN5170OKARSEMA YEMANEH BERHEDec 28, 2023Dec 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026