Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA4824KA046896 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 9
First seenSep 28, 2023
CA
Last seenJul 8, 2025
UT
Inspected under 3 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
5MAPA4824KA046896
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
046896

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
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 28, 2023 – Jul 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 8, 2025UTI · Full9OOSDIRECT LOGISTICS LLC 42334914RY4892/CA
Feb 6, 2025CAI · Full0S P J CERBERO INC 34637044RY4892/CA
Jan 5, 2025UTIII · Driver-only1S P J CERBERO INC 34637044RY4892/CA
Sep 15, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1DIRECT LOGISTICS LLC 42334914RY4892/CA
Mar 20, 2024UTII · Walk-around9OOS4ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 40379914RY4892/CA
Feb 26, 2024UTIII · Driver-only14ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 40379914RY4892/CA
Jan 23, 2024CAII · Walk-around1OOS4ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 40379914RY4892/CA
Dec 14, 2023CAI · Full34ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 40379914RY4892/CA
Sep 28, 2023CAI · Full24ALMAS TRANSPORT INC 40379914RY4892/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DIRECT LOGISTICS LLC4233491Sep 15, 2024Jul 8, 20252CA
S P J CERBERO INC3463704Jan 5, 2025Feb 6, 20252CA
4ALMAS TRANSPORT INC4037991Sep 28, 2023Mar 20, 20245CA
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.
4RY4892CADIRECT LOGISTICS LLCSep 15, 2024Jul 8, 20252
4RY4892CAS P J CERBERO INCJan 5, 2025Feb 6, 20252
4RY4892CA4ALMAS TRANSPORT INCSep 28, 2023Mar 20, 20245
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026