Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hercules Enterprises Llc.

5K8CG4029JH003391 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
8 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenNov 5, 2024
CT
Last seenJul 17, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 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
5K8CG4029JH003391
Make
Hercules Enterprises Llc.
Model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
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
003391

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
2018

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 · Nov 5, 2024 – Jul 17, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 17, 2025NYII · Walk-around6OOSESPINAL TRUCKING CORP 33389121AD38K/MA
Nov 5, 2024CTIII · Driver-only1APACHE LLC 2503639U986445/TN
Nov 5, 2024CTIII · Driver-only2OOSESPINAL TRUCKING CORP 33389121AD38K/MA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ESPINAL TRUCKING CORP3338912Nov 5, 2024Jul 17, 20252MA
APACHE LLC2503639Nov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241MA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1AD38KMAESPINAL TRUCKING CORPNov 5, 2024Jul 17, 20252
U986445TNAPACHE LLCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026