Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MASA5328JA042291 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seenJun 29, 2023
NE
Last seenJan 16, 2026
MS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5MASA5328JA042291
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
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
SA532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
042291

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 · 169 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 169 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
2018

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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Jan 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 16, 2026MSIII · Driver-only0GOLDSTAR CARGO INC 3944279759693ST/IL
Jan 6, 2026COIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287759693ST/IL
Jun 19, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287759693ST/IL
Nov 5, 2024MDII · Walk-around2TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 2513044759793ST/IL
Mar 17, 2024ILIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287759693ST/IL
Jan 10, 2024UTIII · Driver-only1TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC 2513044759693ST/IL
Jun 29, 2023NEIII · Driver-only0UNIVERSE CARRIER INC 2124287759693ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GOLDSTAR CARGO INC3944279Jan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261IL
UNIVERSE CARRIER INC2124287Jun 29, 2023Jan 6, 20264IL
TIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INC2513044Jan 10, 2024Nov 5, 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.
759693STILGOLDSTAR CARGO INCJan 16, 2026Jan 16, 20261
759693STILUNIVERSE CARRIER INCJun 29, 2023Jan 6, 20264
759793STILTIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INCNov 5, 2024Nov 5, 20241
759693STILTIMELINE TRANSPORTATION INCJan 10, 2024Jan 10, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026