Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU3440256S000544 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections13
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 13
First seenJul 12, 2023
NC
Last seenJul 7, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
5TU3440256S000544
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2006
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
34402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
000544

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 · 75 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 75 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
2006

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 · Jul 12, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026NCI · Full3FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AK40297/NC
May 19, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AK40297/NC
Mar 13, 2026NCII · Walk-around2OOSTIM WOLFE 3221048AK40297/NC
Mar 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0TIM WOLFE 3221048AK40297/NC
Nov 6, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1TIM WOLFE 3221048AK40297/NC
Sep 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around1OOSTIM WOLFE 3221048AK40297/NC
Aug 23, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0TIM WOLFE 3221048AK40297/NC
Dec 13, 2024NCI · Full12OOSANTHONY TODD COX 1111095AK40297/NC
Sep 17, 2024NCII · Walk-around2OOSANTHONY TODD COX 1111095AK40297/NC
Jul 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2ANTHONY TODD COX 1111095AK40297/NC
Jul 11, 2024NCIII · Driver-only2ANTHONY TODD COX 1111095AK40297/NC
Sep 12, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AK40297/NC
Jul 12, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC 538227AK40297/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC538227Jul 12, 2023Jul 7, 20264NC
TIM WOLFE3221048Aug 23, 2025Mar 13, 20265NC
ANTHONY TODD COX1111095Jul 11, 2024Dec 13, 20244NC
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.
AK40297NC2FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INCJul 12, 2023Jul 7, 20264
AK40297NCTIM WOLFEAug 23, 2025Mar 13, 20265
AK40297NCANTHONY TODD COXJul 11, 2024Dec 13, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 6, 2026