Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV2E4S56278 · Incomplete · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 14
First seenDec 12, 2023
MD
Last seenSep 28, 2025
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
5PVNJ8JV2E4S56278
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2014
Body class
Incomplete
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 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
5PV

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
NJ8JV

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
S56278

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 · 4,550 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Conventional Type Truck

Prefix basis · 4,550 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
2014

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

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 28, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0GUARDIAN EXPRESS INC 3035367P1299177/IL
Aug 16, 2025NMI · Full0381 EXPEDITE LLC 3825004P1299177/IL
Jul 2, 2025KSII · Walk-around3NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1299177/IL
May 13, 2025ILI · Full0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182APPLIED FOR/IL
May 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around1NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182SPG505778/IL
Feb 26, 2025ILII · Walk-around0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Nov 13, 2024ARI · Full1NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Oct 22, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Aug 17, 2024MOII · Walk-around1NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Jun 28, 2024NMII · Walk-around0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Jun 12, 2024KYII · Walk-around0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P 1207312/IL
Mar 22, 2024TNIII · Driver-only0NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/UK
Jan 6, 2024CAI · Full1OOSNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
Dec 12, 2023MDII · Walk-around1NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC 3732182P1207312/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GUARDIAN EXPRESS INC3035367Sep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251IL
381 EXPEDITE LLC3825004Aug 16, 2025Aug 16, 20251TX
NEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLC3732182Dec 12, 2023Jul 2, 202512IL
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.
P1299177ILGUARDIAN EXPRESS INCSep 28, 2025Sep 28, 20251
P1299177IL381 EXPEDITE LLCAug 16, 2025Aug 16, 20251
P1299177ILNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCJul 2, 2025Jul 2, 20251
APPLIED FORILNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCMay 13, 2025May 13, 20251
SPG505778ILNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCMay 7, 2025May 7, 20251
P1207312ILNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCDec 12, 2023Feb 26, 20257
P 1207312ILNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCJun 12, 2024Jun 12, 20241
P1207312UKNEW EMPIRE LOGISTICS LLCMar 22, 2024Mar 22, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026