Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAMN5121KW050317 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
22 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenJan 10, 2024
NC
Last seenNov 20, 2025
NC
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 22 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
5MAMN5121KW050317
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 25, 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
MN512

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

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
050317

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 · 60 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 60 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 · Jan 10, 2024 – Nov 20, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 20, 2025NCI · Full1OOSHILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284635165238/ME
May 28, 2025NCII · Walk-around0ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC 41449365165238/ME
May 26, 2025NCII · Walk-around2OOSPJ TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC 9251595165238/ME
Jan 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around0R AND C LOGISTIC LLC 35214065165238/ME
Feb 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1ORLEN TRANSPORT INC 24781605165238/ME
Jan 10, 2024NCII · Walk-around2ORLEN TRANSPORT INC 24781605165238/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HILCO TRANSPORT INC328463Nov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251NC
ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC4144936May 28, 2025May 28, 20251NC
PJ TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLC925159May 26, 2025May 26, 20251NC
R AND C LOGISTIC LLC3521406Jan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251NC
ORLEN TRANSPORT INC2478160Jan 10, 2024Feb 12, 20242NC
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.
5165238MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCNov 20, 2025Nov 20, 20251
5165238MEACOSTA TRANSPORT LLCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
5165238MEPJ TRANSPORTATION GROUP LLCMay 26, 2025May 26, 20251
5165238MER AND C LOGISTIC LLCJan 3, 2025Jan 3, 20251
5165238MEORLEN TRANSPORT INCJan 10, 2024Feb 12, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 25, 2026