Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MAPA5328LH057373 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections14
all-time
OOS inspections8
of 14
First seenMay 8, 2024
LA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
5MAPA5328LH057373
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2020
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
PA532

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
057373

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
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 · May 8, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around6OOSPALTO LOGISTICS LLC 4300254J730853/LA
Jul 8, 2026LAII · Walk-around2PALTO LOGISTICS LLC 4300254J730853/LA
Jun 19, 2026LAII · Walk-around2OOSPALTO LOGISTICS LLC 4300254J730853/LA
Jun 3, 2026LAII · Walk-around8PALTO LOGISTICS LLC 4300254J730853/LA
Oct 8, 2025LAII · Walk-around2OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Oct 7, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Sep 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4LION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Aug 20, 2025LAI · Full6OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Jun 3, 2025LAI · Full2OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
May 29, 2025LAIII · Driver-only1LION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
May 29, 2025LAIII · Driver-only3OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Sep 7, 2024LAIII · Driver-only4LION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
Aug 23, 2024LAII · Walk-around3LION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
May 8, 2024LAIII · Driver-only1OOSLION HEART LOGISTICS LLC 3710360J730853/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PALTO LOGISTICS LLC4300254Jun 3, 2026Jul 23, 20264LA
LION HEART LOGISTICS LLC3710360May 8, 2024Oct 8, 202510LA
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.
J730853LA2PALTO LOGISTICS LLCJun 3, 2026Jul 23, 20264
J730853LALION HEART LOGISTICS LLCMay 8, 2024Oct 8, 202510
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026