Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ26SB001227 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenJul 10, 2024
WI
Last seenJun 25, 2026
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
7SMF5EJ26SB001227
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
7SM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5EJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
Not established

Not asserted outside North American WMIs; positions 12–17 may follow another regional convention.

No source established for this field.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
FRUEHAUF INC.

Prefix basis · 313 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
2025

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FRUEHAUF INC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
FRUEHAUF INC.

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

  • serial sequence (positions 12–17 are only asserted for North American VINs)
  • 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 10, 2024 – Jun 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 25, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
Jun 25, 2026NEIII · Driver-only1JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
Apr 3, 2026IAII · Walk-around0JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
Mar 27, 2026INIII · Driver-only1JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
Mar 10, 2026FLI · Full1JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
May 30, 2025SDII · Walk-around0JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149ST/IL
May 20, 2025KYI · Full1OOSJOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC 2513047975149/IL
Dec 31, 2024PAI · Full4OOSNAPORA INC 1610870975149ST/IL
Jul 10, 2024WIIII · Driver-only1NAPORA INC 1610870975149ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLC2513047May 20, 2025Jun 25, 20267IL
NAPORA INC1610870Jul 10, 2024Dec 31, 20242IL
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.
975149STIL2JOURNEY TRANSPORT LLCMay 30, 2025Jun 25, 20266
975149ILJOURNEY TRANSPORT LLCMay 20, 2025May 20, 20251
975149STILNAPORA INCJul 10, 2024Dec 31, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026