Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 E-Pak Manufacturing

1E9E5G520LA505013 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 7, 2023
NC
Last seenFeb 17, 2026
NC
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 29 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
1E9E5G520LA505013
Make
E-Pak Manufacturing
Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 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
1E9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
E5G52

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

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
505013

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
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 35 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 35 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
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
E-PAK MANUFACTURING

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 · Sep 7, 2023 – Feb 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 17, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0THUMPER TRUCKING LLC 4116779DE23266/NC
Sep 16, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0THUMPER TRUCKING LLC 4116779DC25318/NC
Aug 26, 2025NCII · Walk-around0THUMPER TRUCKING LLC 4116779DC25318/NC
Apr 17, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0HOPE BRIGHT 2981796DC25318/NC
Feb 15, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1HOPE BRIGHT 2981796DC25318/NC
Oct 6, 2023NCIII · Driver-only1FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227DA26722/NC
Sep 7, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0L B & B TRUCKING LLC 3846394DA26722/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THUMPER TRUCKING LLC4116779Aug 26, 2025Feb 17, 20263NC
HOPE BRIGHT2981796Feb 15, 2024Apr 17, 20242NC
FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC538227Oct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231NC
L B & B TRUCKING LLC3846394Sep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231NC
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.
DE23266NCTHUMPER TRUCKING LLCFeb 17, 2026Feb 17, 20261
DC25318NCTHUMPER TRUCKING LLCAug 26, 2025Sep 16, 20252
DC25318NCHOPE BRIGHTFeb 15, 2024Apr 17, 20242
DA26722NCFOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INCOct 6, 2023Oct 6, 20231
DA26722NCL B & B TRUCKING LLCSep 7, 2023Sep 7, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026