Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU1140268S000328 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenAug 19, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TU1140268S000328
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
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
5TU

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
11402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000328

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
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 420 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 420 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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Aug 19, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BROSS TRUCKING LLC 2122188232C149/TX
Mar 2, 2026TXII · Walk-around5OOSBROSS TRUCKING LLC 2122188232C149/TX
Feb 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around5BROSS TRUCKING LLC 2122188232C149/TX
Nov 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around5OOSREYNALDO TOVAR 1592182232C149/TX
Jun 21, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BROSS TRUCKING LLC 2122188232C149/TX
Aug 19, 2024TXII · Walk-around5BULLSEYE MOTORS LLC 3909537DJ5239/OK
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROSS TRUCKING LLC2122188Jun 21, 2025May 29, 20264TX
REYNALDO TOVAR1592182Nov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251TX
BULLSEYE MOTORS LLC3909537Aug 19, 2024Aug 19, 20241NE
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.
232C149TXBROSS TRUCKING LLCJun 21, 2025May 29, 20264
232C149TXREYNALDO TOVARNov 3, 2025Nov 3, 20251
DJ5239OKBULLSEYE MOTORS LLCAug 19, 2024Aug 19, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 7, 2026