Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze Hydraulic Trail

1DAHFC722LC022921 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJul 25, 2024
CO
Last seenJun 5, 2026
CO
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
1DAHFC722LC022921
Make
Dakota Manufacturing Co. / Trail-Eze
Model
Hydraulic Trail
Model year
2020
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
1DA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
HFC72

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
022921

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
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

Prefix basis · 64 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Hydraulic Trail

Prefix basis · 64 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
2020

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
DAKOTA MANUFACTURING CO. / TRAIL-EZE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Hydraulic Trail

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 · Jul 25, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026COIII · Driver-only1HERC RENTALS INC 372163709086T/TN
May 20, 2025COII · Walk-around0H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC 171507DTJ427/CO
Jul 25, 2024COII · Walk-around2H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC 171507DTJ427/CO
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERC RENTALS INC372163Jun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261FL
H&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INC171507Jul 25, 2024May 20, 20252LA
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.
709086TTNHERC RENTALS INCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
DTJ427COH&E EQUIPMENT SERVICES INCJul 25, 2024May 20, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 19, 2026