Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS35315C008736 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenJul 19, 2023
KY
Last seenJan 5, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
5MADS35315C008736
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
DS353

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
008736

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 · 226 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 226 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
2005

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 · Jul 19, 2023 – Jan 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 5, 2026KYII · Walk-around4OOSSOUTHERN EXPRESS INC 4311909410540TM/VA
Aug 14, 2025VAIII · Driver-only1SOUTHERN EXPRESS INC 4311909410540TM/VA
May 22, 2025VAIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN EXPRESS INC 4311909410540TM/VA
Feb 7, 2024VAII · Walk-around4COVENANT COAL CORPORATION INC 3837044F7S650/KY
Jul 28, 2023KYII · Walk-around0COVENANT COAL CORPORATION INC 3837044F7S650/KY
Jul 19, 2023KYII · Walk-around0COVENANT COAL CORPORATION INC 3837044F7S650/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN EXPRESS INC4311909May 22, 2025Jan 5, 20263VA
COVENANT COAL CORPORATION INC3837044Jul 19, 2023Feb 7, 20243KY
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
410540TMVASOUTHERN EXPRESS INCMay 22, 2025Jan 5, 20263
F7S650KY2COVENANT COAL CORPORATION INCJul 19, 2023Feb 7, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026