Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MADS3537KC049948 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
8 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 18, 2025
WV
Last seenMay 19, 2026
WV
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 8 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

VIN
5MADS3537KC049948
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2019
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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
049948

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
2019

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 18, 2025 – May 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 19, 2026WVII · Walk-around4FTL LTD INC 686029C386718/WV
Jan 13, 2026WVII · Walk-around4K&K TRUCKING INC 2493455NONE..../WV
Oct 22, 2025WVII · Walk-around3K&K TRUCKING INC 2493455C386717/WV
Sep 23, 2025WVII · Walk-around0AMALGAMATED LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3026884C386717/WV
Sep 18, 2025WVII · Walk-around6AMALGAMATED LOGISTICS INCORPORATED 3026884C386717/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FTL LTD INC686029May 19, 2026May 19, 20261WV
K&K TRUCKING INC2493455Oct 22, 2025Jan 13, 20262WV
AMALGAMATED LOGISTICS INCORPORATED3026884Sep 18, 2025Sep 23, 20252WV
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.
C386718WVFTL LTD INCMay 19, 2026May 19, 20261
NONE....WVK&K TRUCKING INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
C386717WVK&K TRUCKING INCOct 22, 2025Oct 22, 20251
C386717WVAMALGAMATED LOGISTICS INCORPORATEDSep 18, 2025Sep 23, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026