Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MASA532XJA042342 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenMay 26, 2024
MT
Last seenJun 17, 2026
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
5MASA532XJA042342
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 8, 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
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

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
042342

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 · May 26, 2024 – Jun 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 17, 2026PAIII · Driver-only1APM TRANS GROUP INC 2847537P1293373/IL
Apr 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1APM TRANS GROUP INC 2847537969320ST/IL
Mar 23, 2026NEIII · Driver-only7APM TRANS GROUP INC 2847537969320ST/IL
Mar 17, 2025WYII · Walk-around1APM TRANS GROUP INC 2847537969320ST/IL
May 26, 2024MTIII · Driver-only1G & Y TRANS INC 3499210969320ST/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
APM TRANS GROUP INC2847537Mar 17, 2025Jun 17, 20264IL
G & Y TRANS INC3499210May 26, 2024May 26, 20241IL
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.
P1293373IL2APM TRANS GROUP INCJun 17, 2026Jun 17, 20261
969320STILAPM TRANS GROUP INCMar 17, 2025Apr 23, 20263
969320STILG & Y TRANS INCMay 26, 2024May 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 8, 2026