Equipment unit · NHTSA vPIC identity

2018 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU344030JS000288 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 7
First seenAug 22, 2024
WA
Last seenJul 16, 2026
WA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 months
These observations show where this VIN appeared, not who owned the vehicle. Sales, leases or owner-operator moves may explain carrier changes. A shared VIN alone is not a fraud finding. Compare dates and sources in the timeline below.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5TU344030JS000288
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2018
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
34403

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
000288

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 · 5 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 5 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.

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 22, 2024 – Jul 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 16, 2026WAII · Walk-around3OOSSUTTER METALS LLC 225396100453AA/WA
Feb 24, 2026WAII · Walk-around1OOSSUTTER METALS LLC 225396100453AA/WA
Oct 1, 2025WAII · Walk-around7—SUTTER METALS LLC 225396100453AA/WA
Apr 17, 2025WAII · Walk-around3—NCM HAULING LLC 299630955614TL/WA
Feb 4, 2025WAII · Walk-around8OOSSUNSET MACHINERY 179859855614TL/WA
Sep 24, 2024WAII · Walk-around6—NCM HAULING LLC 299630900453AA/WA
Aug 22, 2024WAII · Walk-around4—NCM HAULING LLC 299630900453AA/WA
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SUTTER METALS LLC2253961Oct 1, 2025Jul 16, 20263WA
NCM HAULING LLC2996309Aug 22, 2024Apr 17, 20253WA
SUNSET MACHINERY1798598Feb 4, 2025Feb 4, 20251WA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
00453AAWA2SUTTER METALS LLCOct 1, 2025 → Jul 16, 20263
55614TLWA—NCM HAULING LLCApr 17, 2025 → Apr 17, 20251
55614TLWA—SUNSET MACHINERYFeb 4, 2025 → Feb 4, 20251
00453AAWA—NCM HAULING LLCAug 22, 2024 → Sep 24, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 18, 2026