Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS3536JC041564 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 12
First seenSep 13, 2023
KY
Last seenAug 5, 2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
5MADS3536JC041564
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
041564

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 · Sep 13, 2023 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026KYIII · Driver-only0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Jul 13, 2026KYII · Walk-around2OOSSTAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Mar 27, 2026KYIII · Driver-only2OOSSTAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Nov 4, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554997278/KY
Sep 26, 2025KYI · Full1STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Sep 17, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Aug 22, 2025KYII · Walk-around0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Jun 5, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
May 19, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Feb 5, 2025KYII · Walk-around0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
Oct 25, 2023KYII · Walk-around0GUNNAR TRUCKING LLC 2640634B6G104/KY
Sep 13, 2023KYII · Walk-around0STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC 3736554B6G104/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLC3736554Sep 13, 2023Aug 5, 202611KY
GUNNAR TRUCKING LLC2640634Oct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231KY
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.
B6G104KY2STAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLCSep 13, 2023Aug 5, 202610
997278KYSTAR FIRE TRANSPORT LLCNov 4, 2025Nov 4, 20251
B6G104KYGUNNAR TRUCKING LLCOct 25, 2023Oct 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026