Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Hercules Enterprises Llc.

5K8CG4027NH012208 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 13, 2023
VA
Last seenMay 12, 2025
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
5K8CG4027NH012208
Make
Hercules Enterprises Llc.
Model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
5K8

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
CG402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
012208

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
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Prefix basis · 22 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Prefix basis · 22 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
2022

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HERCULES ENTERPRISES LLC.

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

  • 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 · Oct 13, 2023 – May 12, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 12, 2025VAI · Full0GILCO TRUCKING COMPANY INC 7481185138031/ME
Nov 18, 2024VAI · Full0GIVENS TRANSPORTATION INC 10708905138031/ME
Oct 13, 2023VAI · Full0TRX GREAT LAKES INC 22562025138031/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GILCO TRUCKING COMPANY INC748118May 12, 2025May 12, 20251UT
GIVENS TRANSPORTATION INC1070890Nov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241VA
TRX GREAT LAKES INC2256202Oct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231OH
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.
5138031MEGILCO TRUCKING COMPANY INCMay 12, 2025May 12, 20251
5138031MEGIVENS TRANSPORTATION INCNov 18, 2024Nov 18, 20241
5138031METRX GREAT LAKES INCOct 13, 2023Oct 13, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026