Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU344021AS000307 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
27 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 10
First seenJul 17, 2024
CA
Last seenOct 19, 2026
CA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 27 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
5TU344021AS000307
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2010
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Oct 27, 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
34402

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1980 or 2010

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

North American serial sequence
000307

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 · 75 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 75 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
2010

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 · Jul 17, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 19, 2026CAII · Walk-around17OOSNICA TRANSPORT LLC 38653094VN5179/CA
Oct 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1—NICA TRANSPORT LLC 38653094VN5179/CA
May 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—HLMA TRANSPORT INC 43800834VN5179/CA
May 13, 2026CAIII · Driver-only0—HLMA TRANSPORT INC 43800834VN5179/CA
Feb 15, 2025CAII · Walk-around0—A & E EXPRESS LLC 42548004VN5179/CA
Jan 21, 2025CAI · Full0—A & E EXPRESS LLC 42548004VN5179/CA
Jan 9, 2025CAI · Full1—A & E EXPRESS LLC 42548004VN5179/CA
Oct 4, 2024CAI · Full0—A & E EXPRESS LLC 42548004VN5179/CA
Oct 1, 2024CAIII · Driver-only0—A & E EXPRESS LLC 42548004VN5179/CA
Jul 17, 2024CAI · Full5OOSSADI TRUCKING LLC 40832324NV5179/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
NICA TRANSPORT LLC3865309Oct 13, 2026Oct 19, 20262CA
HLMA TRANSPORT INC4380083May 13, 2026May 13, 20262CA
A & E EXPRESS LLC4254800Oct 1, 2024Feb 15, 20255CA
SADI TRUCKING LLC4083232Jul 17, 2024Jul 17, 20241CA
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.
4VN5179CA2NICA TRANSPORT LLCOct 13, 2026 → Oct 19, 20262
4VN5179CA2HLMA TRANSPORT INCMay 13, 2026 → May 13, 20262
4VN5179CA—A & E EXPRESS LLCOct 1, 2024 → Feb 15, 20255
4NV5179CA—SADI TRUCKING LLCJul 17, 2024 → Jul 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Oct 27, 2026