Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA5326CA020542 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 6
First seenOct 8, 2024
SD
Last seenJun 4, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
5MAPA5326CA020542
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 7, 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
PA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
020542

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 · 984 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 984 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
2012

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 · Oct 8, 2024 – Jun 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 4, 2026MOI · Full5OOSBIG BILL TRUCKING INC 377526326027P/SD
Sep 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around7OOSBIG BILL TRUCKING INC 377526326027P/SD
Mar 14, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0VAN HORN LOGGING LLC 62985826027P/SD
Feb 27, 2025WYII · Walk-around1VAN HORN LOGGING LLC 62985826027P/SD
Feb 13, 2025MOIII · Driver-only0VAN HORN LOGGING LLC 62985826027P/SD
Oct 8, 2024SDII · Walk-around5OOSBIG BILL TRUCKING INC 377526326027P/SD
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BIG BILL TRUCKING INC3775263Oct 8, 2024Jun 4, 20263SD
VAN HORN LOGGING LLC629858Feb 13, 2025Mar 14, 20253WY
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.
26027PSDBIG BILL TRUCKING INCOct 8, 2024Jun 4, 20263
26027PSDVAN HORN LOGGING LLCFeb 13, 2025Mar 14, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026