Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS3535JC044522 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenAug 8, 2023
KY
Last seenMar 6, 2026
WV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5MADS3535JC044522
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
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
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DS353

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
044522

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 · Aug 8, 2023 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026WVII · Walk-around0J & L LEASING LLC 4489252C435786/WV
Apr 27, 2024WVII · Walk-around1OOSJ FERRELL TRUCKING LLC 382054689937T/KY
Feb 23, 2024KYII · Walk-around0CHRIS HACKER TRUCKING LLC 198524589937T/KY
Oct 19, 2023KYII · Walk-around0CHRIS HACKER TRUCKING LLC 198524589937T/KY
Aug 8, 2023KYII · Walk-around0CHRIS HACKER TRUCKING LLC 198524589937T/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J & L LEASING LLC4489252Mar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261WV
J FERRELL TRUCKING LLC3820546Apr 27, 2024Apr 27, 20241WV
CHRIS HACKER TRUCKING LLC1985245Aug 8, 2023Feb 23, 20243KY
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.
C435786WVJ & L LEASING LLCMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
89937TKYJ FERRELL TRUCKING LLCApr 27, 2024Apr 27, 20241
89937TKYCHRIS HACKER TRUCKING LLCAug 8, 2023Feb 23, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026