Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU343221HS000499 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
7 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 4
First seenDec 12, 2025
TX
Last seenJul 28, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 7 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
5TU343221HS000499
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 9, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1987 or 2017

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

North American serial sequence
000499

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
2017

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 · Dec 12, 2025 – Jul 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 28, 2026TXII · Walk-around13OOSJOUNG TRUCKING LLC 44901125424451/ME
Jul 23, 2026TXI · Full22OOSJOUNG TRUCKING LLC 44901125424451/ME
Mar 24, 2026TXII · Walk-around15OOSDONALD MULLER 10541945424451/ME
Dec 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSLBMA EXPRESS LLC 43427225424451/ME
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JOUNG TRUCKING LLC4490112Jul 23, 2026Jul 28, 20262TX
DONALD MULLER1054194Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261TX
LBMA EXPRESS LLC4342722Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251TX
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.
5424451ME2JOUNG TRUCKING LLCJul 23, 2026Jul 28, 20262
5424451ME2DONALD MULLERMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
5424451MELBMA EXPRESS LLCDec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026