Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

5MAPA4824PA066198

Not yet decoded
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenAug 16, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 28, 2025
IN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

This VIN has not been decoded yet — the unit's carrier, inspection and plate history below is reconstructed from the FMCSA inspection feed regardless.

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
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
066198

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 16, 2023 – May 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2025INI · Full0J L SHANDY TRANSPORTATION INC 4611011021409ST/IL
Mar 6, 2024ILIII · Driver-only1PRECISION STEEL TRANSPORT LTD 3113977924555ST/IL
Aug 16, 2023ILIII · Driver-only0PRECISION STEEL TRANSPORT LTD 3113977924555ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
J L SHANDY TRANSPORTATION INC461101May 28, 2025May 28, 20251IN
PRECISION STEEL TRANSPORT LTD3113977Aug 16, 2023Mar 6, 20242IL
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.
1021409STILJ L SHANDY TRANSPORTATION INCMay 28, 2025May 28, 20251
924555STILPRECISION STEEL TRANSPORT LTDAug 16, 2023Mar 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC