Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Fruehauf Inc.

7SMF5EJ28RB000588 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seenSep 21, 2023
KS
Last seenJul 11, 2025
KY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
7SMF5EJ28RB000588
Make
Fruehauf Inc.
Model
FRUEHAUF INC.
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 3, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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
2024

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 21, 2023 – Jul 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 11, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0MARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANY 2971334918247ST/IL
May 5, 2025NMII · Walk-around2OOSPURE FREIGHT LINES LTD 2564216918247ST/IL
Apr 27, 2025NMI · Full1OOSPURE FREIGHT LINES LTD 2564216918247ST/IL
Apr 27, 2025NMI · Full1PURE FREIGHT LINES LTD 2564216918247ST/IL
Sep 21, 2023KSIII · Driver-only0COMPASS UNITED CARRIER LLC 3577391918247ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANY2971334Jul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251IL
PURE FREIGHT LINES LTD2564216Apr 27, 2025May 5, 20253IL
COMPASS UNITED CARRIER LLC3577391Sep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231IL
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.
918247STILMARTIAN EXPRESS COMPANYJul 11, 2025Jul 11, 20251
918247STILPURE FREIGHT LINES LTDApr 27, 2025May 5, 20253
918247STILCOMPASS UNITED CARRIER LLCSep 21, 2023Sep 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 3, 2026