Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU1140218S000432 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenSep 25, 2023
TX
Last seenNov 5, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5TU1140218S000432
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 6, 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
5TU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000432

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
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 420 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 420 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Sep 25, 2023 – Nov 5, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 5, 2024TXII · Walk-around1MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
Jun 13, 2024TXII · Walk-around0MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
May 1, 2024TXII · Walk-around7MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
Apr 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around3MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
Nov 2, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
Oct 25, 2023TXI · Full3MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC 3092756168C666/TX
Sep 25, 2023TXI · Full4TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP INC 140721168C666/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLC3092756Oct 25, 2023Nov 5, 20246TX
TEXAS MATERIALS GROUP INC140721Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231TX
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.
168C666TXMATERIALS WEST TRANSPORT LLCOct 25, 2023Nov 5, 20246
168C666TXTEXAS MATERIALS GROUP INCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026