Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU1140278S000869 · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seenNov 8, 2023
TX
Last seenApr 7, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
5TU1140278S000869
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Sep 6, 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
7 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 7.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
000869

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Not established

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 · Nov 8, 2023 – Apr 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 7, 2026TXII · Walk-around2JOSE MATIAS SOTO 2261724207B270/TX
Apr 6, 2026TXI · Full6JOSE MATIAS SOTO 2261724207B270/TX
Jul 31, 2025TXII · Walk-around17OOSJMR TRUCKING LLC 4306762207B270/TX
Aug 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around2LAZO'S - CARGO LLC 4117676207B270/TX
Mar 14, 2024TXI · Full7LAZO'S - CARGO LLC 4117676207B270/TX
Nov 8, 2023TXI · Full24OOSLAZO'S - CARGO LLC 4117676207B270/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOSE MATIAS SOTO2261724Apr 6, 2026Apr 7, 20262TX
JMR TRUCKING LLC4306762Jul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251TX
LAZO'S - CARGO LLC4117676Nov 8, 2023Aug 16, 20243TX
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.
207B270TXJOSE MATIAS SOTOApr 6, 2026Apr 7, 20262
207B270TXJMR TRUCKING LLCJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251
207B270TXLAZO'S - CARGO LLCNov 8, 2023Aug 16, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Sep 6, 2026