Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5MADN4025SW083557

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenApr 29, 2025
NY
Last seenApr 3, 2026
NC
Inspected under 2 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

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
DN402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1995 or 2025

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

North American serial sequence
083557

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 · 615 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 615 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.

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 · Apr 29, 2025 – Apr 3, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only0SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC 28963905534118/ME
Oct 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC 28963905534118/ME
Apr 29, 2025NYIII · Driver-only3OOSCHRISTOPHER COOKE 2586611253227D/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SKULL BONES TRUCKING LLC2896390Oct 15, 2025Apr 3, 20262NC
CHRISTOPHER COOKE2586611Apr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251NY
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.
5534118MESKULL BONES TRUCKING LLCOct 15, 2025Apr 3, 20262
253227DMECHRISTOPHER COOKEApr 29, 2025Apr 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC