Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU114026DS000078 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenMay 29, 2025
TX
Last seenApr 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
5TU114026DS000078
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
000078

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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

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 29, 2025 – Apr 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 9, 2026TXIII · Driver-only0KINJAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 4150260281C804/TX
Mar 6, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSKINJAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 415026076P598N/TX
Jan 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4CHARLES KWABENA FOSU 3773486264B530/TX
Nov 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSCHARLES KWABENA FOSU 3773486264B530/TX
Oct 3, 2025TXII · Walk-around9CHARLES KWABENA FOSU 3773486264B530/TX
Sep 15, 2025TXII · Walk-around5CHARLES KWABENA FOSU 3773486264B530/TX
May 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around7TOP NOTCH LOGISTICS 432 LLC 4369746264B530/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KINJAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLC4150260Mar 6, 2026Apr 9, 20262TX
CHARLES KWABENA FOSU3773486Sep 15, 2025Jan 9, 20264TX
TOP NOTCH LOGISTICS 432 LLC4369746May 29, 2025May 29, 20251TX
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.
281C804TXKINJAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCApr 9, 2026Apr 9, 20261
76P598NTXKINJAY AUTO TRANSPORT LLCMar 6, 2026Mar 6, 20261
264B530TXCHARLES KWABENA FOSUSep 15, 2025Jan 9, 20264
264B530TXTOP NOTCH LOGISTICS 432 LLCMay 29, 2025May 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026