Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAMN51268C015427 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
17 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenNov 21, 2023
NC
Last seenApr 10, 2025
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 17 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
5MAMN51268C015427
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2008
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
015427

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
2008

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 · Nov 21, 2023 – Apr 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 10, 2025NCIII · Driver-only1ELMER D MONTES MALDONADO 32925582550247/ME
Feb 28, 2025NCIII · Driver-only2ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC 41449362550247/ME
Nov 21, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632550247/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELMER D MONTES MALDONADO3292558Apr 10, 2025Apr 10, 20251NC
ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC4144936Feb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251NC
HILCO TRANSPORT INC328463Nov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231NC
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.
2550247MEELMER D MONTES MALDONADOApr 10, 2025Apr 10, 20251
2550247MEACOSTA TRANSPORT LLCFeb 28, 2025Feb 28, 20251
2550247MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCNov 21, 2023Nov 21, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026