Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MASA5338EA028549 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenNov 27, 2023
MT
Last seenMar 26, 2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 28 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
5MASA5338EA028549
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
SA533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
028549

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 · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 19 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
2014

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 · Nov 27, 2023 – Mar 26, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1RICHLAND TRANSPORT USA INC 4466097TF8782/MB
Jan 7, 2026ARIII · Driver-only1RICHLAND TRANSPORT USA INC 4466097TF8782/MB
Aug 7, 2025ARIII · Driver-only1RICHLAND TRANSPORT INC 2252809TF8782/MB
Feb 9, 2024SDIII · Driver-only0RICHLAND TRANSPORT INC 2252809TF8782/MB
Nov 27, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0RICHLAND TRANSPORT INC 2252809TF8782/MB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RICHLAND TRANSPORT USA INC4466097Jan 7, 2026Mar 26, 20262TX
RICHLAND TRANSPORT INC2252809Nov 27, 2023Aug 7, 20253MB
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.
TF8782MBRICHLAND TRANSPORT USA INCJan 7, 2026Mar 26, 20262
TF8782MBRICHLAND TRANSPORT INCNov 27, 2023Aug 7, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026