Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Mac trailer manufacturing MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

5MAPA48258A016556 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJan 28, 2025
SC
Last seenJan 19, 2026
LA
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
5MAPA48258A016556
Make
Mac trailer manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2008
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.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 28, 2025 – Jan 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0—NICKEL AND DIME TRUCKING LLC 1017826J0L285/KY
Jan 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around1—NICKEL AND DIME TRUCKING LLC 1017826J0L/KY
Mar 18, 2025TNIII · Driver-only1—BOB KRATZER TRUCKING 1017862J0L285/KY
Jan 28, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1—CLARK TRANSPORT LLC 2040512PT871F6/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICKEL AND DIME TRUCKING LLC1017826Jan 7, 2026Jan 19, 20262KY
BOB KRATZER TRUCKING1017862Mar 18, 2025Mar 18, 20251CO
CLARK TRANSPORT LLC2040512Jan 28, 2025Jan 28, 20251PA
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.
J0L285KY—NICKEL AND DIME TRUCKING LLCJan 19, 2026 → Jan 19, 20261
J0LKY—NICKEL AND DIME TRUCKING LLCJan 7, 2026 → Jan 7, 20261
J0L285KY—BOB KRATZER TRUCKINGMar 18, 2025 → Mar 18, 20251
PT871F6PA—CLARK TRANSPORT LLCJan 28, 2025 → Jan 28, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026