Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JT1J4S58550 · Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab) · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 11
First seenJul 31, 2024
NC
Last seenJul 16, 2025
NY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5PVNJ8JT1J4S58550
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2018
Body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
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
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NJ8JT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
S58550

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
HINO

Prefix basis · 971 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 971 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
HINO

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Conventional Type Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Incomplete - Chassis Cab (Single Cab)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)

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 · Jul 31, 2024 – Jul 16, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2025NYII · Walk-around1AM FREIGHT INC 3278586ZWV4225/PA
Jul 9, 2025OHII · Walk-around3AM FREIGHT INC 3278586ZWV4225/PA
Jun 28, 2025IAI · Full3AM FREIGHT INC 3278586ZWV4225/PA
Jun 6, 2025CTI · Full1AM FREIGHT INC 3278586ZWV4225/PA
Apr 13, 2025MIII · Walk-around1AM FREIGHT INC 3278586ZWV4225/PA
Mar 10, 2025SDIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4225/PA
Feb 13, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4225/PA
Dec 5, 2024TNI · Full0TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4255/PA
Nov 1, 2024MDII · Walk-around1OOSTRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4225/PA
Sep 25, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4225/PA
Jul 31, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC 4152105ZWV4225/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AM FREIGHT INC3278586Apr 13, 2025Jul 16, 20255OH
TRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLC4152105Jul 31, 2024Mar 10, 20256OH
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.
ZWV4225PAAM FREIGHT INCApr 13, 2025Jul 16, 20255
ZWV4225PATRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLCJul 31, 2024Mar 10, 20255
ZWV4255PATRANSPORTING COMMUNICATIONS LLCDec 5, 2024Dec 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026