Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2025 Hercules Ajax

1AJC40259S1000397 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 2
First seenFeb 24, 2026
TN
Last seenAug 6, 2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1AJC40259S1000397
Make
Hercules Ajax
Model
HERCULES AJAX
Model year
2025
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 14, 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
C4025

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000397

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
HERCULES AJAX

Prefix basis · 5 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.

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 · Feb 24, 2026 – Aug 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 6, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1OOSINTONU LLC 2445772U167453/TN
Feb 24, 2026TNII · Walk-around1—MADISON INTERMODAL LLC 1851484U167453/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
INTONU LLC2445772Aug 6, 2026Aug 6, 20261GA
MADISON INTERMODAL LLC1851484Feb 24, 2026Feb 24, 20261OH
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.
U167453TN2INTONU LLCAug 6, 2026 → Aug 6, 20261
U167453TN—MADISON INTERMODAL LLCFeb 24, 2026 → Feb 24, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 14, 2026