Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Armor Lite Trailer

56EA75K29JA000180 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 10
First seenJul 18, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 17, 2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
56EA75K29JA000180
Make
Armor Lite Trailer
Model
Armor Lite Trailer
Model year
2018
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
A75K2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000180

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 · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Armor Lite Trailer

Prefix basis · 38 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 · Jul 18, 2023 – Jun 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SOTO TRUCKING 2397524082B918/TX
Nov 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around6R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Nov 8, 2024TXI · Full1R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Sep 19, 2024TXI · Full3OOSR SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Jun 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around2R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Feb 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Feb 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around3R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Jan 12, 2024TXI · Full2R SOTO TRUCKING LLC 4105749082B918/TX
Aug 2, 2023TXIII · Driver-only1KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC 3229246082B918/TX
Jul 18, 2023TXI · Full2KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC 3229246082B918/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOTO TRUCKING2397524Jun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251TX
R SOTO TRUCKING LLC4105749Jan 12, 2024Nov 21, 20247TX
KNIGHTS TRUCKING LLC3229246Jul 18, 2023Aug 2, 20232TX
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.
082B918TXSOTO TRUCKINGJun 17, 2025Jun 17, 20251
082B918TXR SOTO TRUCKING LLCJan 12, 2024Nov 21, 20247
082B918TXKNIGHTS TRUCKING LLCJul 18, 2023Aug 2, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026