Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Mac Trailer Manufacturing

5MATA4225CA021854 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under5
30 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 8
First seenFeb 29, 2024
TX
Last seenAug 17, 2026
TX
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 30 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
5MATA4225CA021854
Make
Mac Trailer Manufacturing
Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING
Model year
2012
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 3, 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
5MA

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
TA422

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
021854

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
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 223 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 223 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
2012

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 29, 2024 – Aug 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 17, 2026TXII · Walk-around15GUZ TRUCKING 3209429DQ8357/OK
Aug 5, 2026TXII · Walk-around0GUZ TRUCKING 3209429DQ8357/OK
Jul 14, 2026TXII · Walk-around2GUZ TRUCKING 3209429DQ8357/OK
Jun 30, 2026TXII · Walk-around10ZORRO EXPRESS LLC 4201291DQ8357/OK
May 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around5TOOLSBOX SUPPLY SA DE CV 4464707DQ8357/OK
Apr 23, 2026TXII · Walk-around0LIMESTONE COWBOYS TRUCKING LLC 4357308DQ8357/OK
Apr 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around7GUZ TRUCKING 3209429DQ8357/OK
Feb 29, 2024TXI · Full7OOSTOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC 3601721CU9414/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GUZ TRUCKING3209429Apr 7, 2026Aug 17, 20264TX
ZORRO EXPRESS LLC4201291Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261TX
TOOLSBOX SUPPLY SA DE CV4464707May 7, 2026May 7, 20261CH
LIMESTONE COWBOYS TRUCKING LLC4357308Apr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261TX
TOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLC3601721Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241TX
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.
DQ8357OK2GUZ TRUCKINGApr 7, 2026Aug 17, 20264
DQ8357OK2ZORRO EXPRESS LLCJun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261
DQ8357OKTOOLSBOX SUPPLY SA DE CVMay 7, 2026May 7, 20261
DQ8357OKLIMESTONE COWBOYS TRUCKING LLCApr 23, 2026Apr 23, 20261
CU9414OKTOP NOTCH TRANSIT LLCFeb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 3, 2026