Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Direct Trailer

5UJFC48298T000273 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
28 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 14, 2023
TX
Last seenDec 24, 2025
TX
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
5UJFC48298T000273
Make
Direct Trailer
Model
Direct Trailer
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
5UJ

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
FC482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
000273

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
DIRECT TRAILER

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Direct Trailer

Prefix basis · 38 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
DIRECT TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Direct Trailer

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 14, 2023 – Dec 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Dec 24, 2025TXI · Full10MARCOS PEREZ JR 2286674BT5389/OK
Nov 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around3OOSMARCOS PEREZ JR 2286674BT5389/OK
Mar 7, 2025TXIII · Driver-only0H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC 1952527BT5389/OK
Dec 8, 2023TXII · Walk-around2MARCOS PEREZ JR 2286674BT5389/OK
Aug 14, 2023TXIII · Driver-only0MARCOS PEREZ JR 2286674BT5389/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARCOS PEREZ JR2286674Aug 14, 2023Dec 24, 20254TX
H RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLC1952527Mar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251TX
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.
BT5389OKMARCOS PEREZ JRAug 14, 2023Dec 24, 20254
BT5389OKH RODRIGUEZ TRUCKING LLCMar 7, 2025Mar 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026