Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU114028TS000016 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
5 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 12, 2026
TX
Last seenJun 13, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 5 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TU114028TS000016
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 2, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
000016

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
2026

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 · Jan 12, 2026 – Jun 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0E & V CARRIERS LLC 27274795551432/ME
Jun 13, 2026TXII · Walk-around0E & V CARRIERS LLC 27274795551432/ME
Jun 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around0ACAVE COMPANIES INC 25808215551432/ME
May 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around2E & V CARRIERS LLC 27274795551432/ME
Jan 12, 2026TXII · Walk-around3E & V CARRIERS LLC 27274795551432/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
E & V CARRIERS LLC2727479Jan 12, 2026Jun 13, 20264TX
ACAVE COMPANIES INC2580821Jun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261TX
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.
5551432ME2E & V CARRIERS LLCJan 12, 2026Jun 13, 20264
5551432ME2ACAVE COMPANIES INCJun 9, 2026Jun 9, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 2, 2026