Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Hercules Enterprises Llc.

5K8CG4027PH013426 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJun 5, 2025
PA
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
NJ
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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
5K8CG4027PH013426
Make
Hercules Enterprises Llc.
Model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.
Model year
2023
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
5K8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
013426

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
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Prefix basis · 22 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

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 · Jun 5, 2025 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026NJII · Walk-around3IRONBOUND EXPRESS INC 6741475210926/ME
Feb 17, 2026NJII · Walk-around3IRONBOUND EXPRESS INC 6741475210926/ME
Aug 14, 2025NYII · Walk-around5OOSHACHE EXPRESS INC 10722655210926/ME
Jun 5, 2025PAII · Walk-around2COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488805210926/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
IRONBOUND EXPRESS INC674147Feb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20262NJ
HACHE EXPRESS INC1072265Aug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251NJ
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC548880Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251MD
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.
5210926ME2IRONBOUND EXPRESS INCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20262
5210926MEHACHE EXPRESS INCAug 14, 2025Aug 14, 20251
5210926MECOWAN SYSTEMS LLCJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026