Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Hino Conventional Type Truck

5PVNJ8JV6L5S78288 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenDec 14, 2023
NY
Last seenApr 24, 2026
CT
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
5PVNJ8JV6L5S78288
Make
Hino
Model
Conventional Type Truck
Model year
2020
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 6: 19,501 - 26,000 lb (8,845 - 11,794 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
S78288

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
2020

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
Truck

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 · Dec 14, 2023 – Apr 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 24, 2026CTIII · Driver-only4OOSSSC TRUCKING INC 4390785XJGF48/NJ
Dec 22, 2025NJII · Walk-around0SPECIALTY DISPOSAL SERVICES INC 1860524XJGF48/NJ
Jan 14, 2025NYIII · Driver-only1MIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 2456429XJGF48/NJ
Apr 10, 2024NYII · Walk-around1MIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 2456429XJGF48/NJ
Feb 16, 2024NYII · Walk-around1MIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 2456429XJGF48/NJ
Dec 14, 2023NYII · Walk-around1MIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC 2456429XJGF48/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SSC TRUCKING INC4390785Apr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261NJ
SPECIALTY DISPOSAL SERVICES INC1860524Dec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251NJ
MIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLC2456429Dec 14, 2023Jan 14, 20254NJ
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.
XJGF48NJSSC TRUCKING INCApr 24, 2026Apr 24, 20261
XJGF48NJSPECIALTY DISPOSAL SERVICES INCDec 22, 2025Dec 22, 20251
XJGF48NJMIDLINE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES LLCDec 14, 2023Jan 14, 20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026