Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS3534JC041885 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJul 13, 2023
WV
Last seenApr 11, 2025
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
5MADS3534JC041885
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
041885

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
2018

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 13, 2023 – Apr 11, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 11, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0CIVIL LLC 3068488K2V689/KY
Apr 10, 2025KYII · Walk-around1CIVIL LLC 3068488K2V689/KY
Mar 28, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0CIVIL LLC 3068488K2V689/KY
Dec 27, 2024KYIII · Driver-only0CIVIL LLC 3068488K2V689/KY
Mar 21, 2024WVII · Walk-around1CEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INC 1173593C343778/WV
Feb 13, 2024WVII · Walk-around1CEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INC 1173593C479181/WV
Jul 13, 2023WVII · Walk-around2CEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INC 1173593C479181/WV
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CIVIL LLC3068488Dec 27, 2024Apr 11, 20254KY
CEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INC1173593Jul 13, 2023Mar 21, 20243WV
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.
K2V689KYCIVIL LLCDec 27, 2024Apr 11, 20254
C343778WVCEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INCMar 21, 2024Mar 21, 20241
C479181WVCEDAR TRUCKING COMPANY INCJul 13, 2023Feb 13, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026