Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAMN5128LW052289 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenDec 12, 2023
NC
Last seenMar 6, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 27 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
5MAMN5128LW052289
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2020
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 17, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1990 or 2020

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

North American serial sequence
052289

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
2020

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 · Dec 12, 2023 – Mar 6, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 6, 2026NCII · Walk-around2ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC 41449362938763/ME
Jul 23, 2025NCII · Walk-around3OOSORLEN TRANSPORT INC 24781602938763/ME
Aug 2, 2024NCI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632938763/ME
Dec 12, 2023NCI · Full0HILCO TRANSPORT INC 3284632938763/ME
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ACOSTA TRANSPORT LLC4144936Mar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261NC
ORLEN TRANSPORT INC2478160Jul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251NC
HILCO TRANSPORT INC328463Dec 12, 2023Aug 2, 20242NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
2938763MEACOSTA TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
2938763MEORLEN TRANSPORT INCJul 23, 2025Jul 23, 20251
2938763MEHILCO TRANSPORT INCDec 12, 2023Aug 2, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026