Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU343229GS000331 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
12 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 5, 2023
TX
Last seenSep 10, 2024
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 12 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
5TU343229GS000331
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 18, 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
34322

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
000331

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 · 178 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 178 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
2016

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 · Sep 5, 2023 – Sep 10, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around11MWE TRANSPORT LLC 3679944145C557/TX
Dec 11, 2023TXII · Walk-around2ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 3581669145C557/TX
Oct 20, 2023TXII · Walk-around0ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 3581669145C557/TX
Sep 5, 2023TXII · Walk-around5ESTEBAN SALDIVAR 3581669125C557/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MWE TRANSPORT LLC3679944Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241TX
ESTEBAN SALDIVAR3581669Sep 5, 2023Dec 11, 20233TX
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.
145C557TXMWE TRANSPORT LLCSep 10, 2024Sep 10, 20241
145C557TXESTEBAN SALDIVAROct 20, 2023Dec 11, 20232
125C557TXESTEBAN SALDIVARSep 5, 2023Sep 5, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026