Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA4821PH066845 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 8, 2025
OK
Last seenJul 30, 2026
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
5MAPA4821PH066845
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2023
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
PA482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
066845

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 · 1,229 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 1,229 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
2023

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 · May 8, 2025 – Jul 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 30, 2026UTIII · Driver-only1MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 43405695117671/ME
Jul 15, 2026IDIII · Driver-only1MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 43405695117671/ME
Jul 1, 2026UTI · Full5MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 43405695117671/ME
Apr 21, 2026TNI · Full3MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC 43405695117671/ME
Sep 15, 2025NMII · Walk-around1OOSLION KING TRANSPORTATION LLC 38474835117671/ME
May 8, 2025OKI · Full0LION KING TRANSPORTATION LLC 38474835117671/TN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERT LINE EXPRESS LLC4340569Apr 21, 2026Jul 30, 20264TN
LION KING TRANSPORTATION LLC3847483May 8, 2025Sep 15, 20252TN
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.
5117671ME2MERT LINE EXPRESS LLCApr 21, 2026Jul 30, 20264
5117671MELION KING TRANSPORTATION LLCSep 15, 2025Sep 15, 20251
5117671TNLION KING TRANSPORTATION LLCMay 8, 2025May 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 17, 2026