Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Hercules Ajax

1AJC23253S1005263 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
34 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 3
First seenAug 7, 2023
TX
Last seenJun 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 34 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
1AJC23253S1005263
Make
Hercules Ajax
Model
HERCULES AJAX
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 19, 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
1AJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
C2325

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

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
005263

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 AJAX

Prefix basis · 3 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HERCULES AJAX

Prefix basis · 3 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
HERCULES AJAX

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
HERCULES AJAX

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 · Aug 7, 2023 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSMARITIME SERVICES LTD 337587U030468/TN
May 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSRCS XPRESS INC 2533690U030468/TN
Aug 7, 2023TXII · Walk-around1OOSMARITIME SERVICES LTD 337587U030468/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARITIME SERVICES LTD337587Aug 7, 2023Jun 4, 20262TX
RCS XPRESS INC2533690May 21, 2024May 21, 20241TX
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.
U030468TNMARITIME SERVICES LTDAug 7, 2023Jun 4, 20262
U030468TNRCS XPRESS INCMay 21, 2024May 21, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026