Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ27SB000345 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenSep 16, 2024
CA
Last seenAug 1, 2026
GA
Inspected under 3 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
7SMF5EJ27SB000345
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 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
7SM

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
F5EJ2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

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 · Sep 16, 2024 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134444203T/TN
Jul 30, 2026ARIII · Driver-only0MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134444203T/TN
Jul 3, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1MDW TRANSPORTATION INC 3593134444203T/TN
Sep 18, 2025UTI · Full3OOSSHOD EXPRESS LLC 4135248444203T/TN
Mar 6, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSGOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC 3756975444203T/TN
Sep 16, 2024CAIII · Driver-only2GOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC 3756975444203T/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MDW TRANSPORTATION INC3593134Jul 3, 2026Aug 1, 20263IL
SHOD EXPRESS LLC4135248Sep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251OH
GOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLC3756975Sep 16, 2024Mar 6, 20252OH
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.
444203TTN2MDW TRANSPORTATION INCJul 3, 2026Aug 1, 20263
444203TTNSHOD EXPRESS LLCSep 18, 2025Sep 18, 20251
444203TTNGOLDEN TOUCH LOGISTICS LLCSep 16, 2024Mar 6, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026