Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Mac trailer manufacturing MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

5MADN4022HW040996 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen12/05/2023
TX
Last seen12/04/2024
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5MADN4022HW040996
Make
Mac trailer manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/02/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 12/05/2023 – 12/04/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/04/2024SDIII · Driver-only0—TIMOTHY SCHMIDT 3311765STC8328/MN
07/10/2024KYII · Walk-around3—BETTERS TRUCKING LLC 4118142STC5010/MN
06/06/2024MNII · Walk-around3—BETTERS TRUCKING LLC 4118142STC5010/MN
04/30/2024IAII · Walk-around1—BETTERS TRUCKING LLC 4118142STC5010/MN
12/05/2023TXII · Walk-around0—HARD ROCK LLC 3458556PT213324/AR
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TIMOTHY SCHMIDT331176512/04/202412/04/20241MN
BETTERS TRUCKING LLC411814204/30/202407/10/20243MN
HARD ROCK LLC345855612/05/202312/05/20231AR
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.
STC8328MN—TIMOTHY SCHMIDT12/04/2024 → 12/04/20241
STC5010MN—BETTERS TRUCKING LLC04/30/2024 → 07/10/20243
PT213324AR—HARD ROCK LLC12/05/2023 → 12/05/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/02/2026