Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS3534LC053957 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 6, 2023
WV
Last seenApr 20, 2026
WV
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
5MADS3534LC053957
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS353

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
053957

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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 226 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 226 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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MAC TRAILER 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 · Jul 6, 2023 – Apr 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 20, 2026WVII · Walk-around3BAM TRUCKING LLC 2727899C386714/WV
Jan 10, 2024WVI · Full1IRON HORSE INC 4123455C386715/WV
Oct 17, 2023WVII · Walk-around0IRON HORSE INC 4123455C386715/WV
Jul 6, 2023WVII · Walk-around0BAM TRUCKING LLC 2727899C36715/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAM TRUCKING LLC2727899Jul 6, 2023Apr 20, 20262WV
IRON HORSE INC4123455Oct 17, 2023Jan 10, 20242WV
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.
C386714WVBAM TRUCKING LLCApr 20, 2026Apr 20, 20261
C386715WVIRON HORSE INCOct 17, 2023Jan 10, 20242
C36715WVBAM TRUCKING LLCJul 6, 2023Jul 6, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026