Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU3434228S000119 · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
29 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 3
First seenOct 27, 2023
TX
Last seenMar 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 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
5TU3434228S000119
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
Not decoded
Model year
2008
Body class
Not decoded
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
34342

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

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
000119

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 · 4 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS

Prefix basis · 4 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 · Oct 27, 2023 – Mar 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around7OOSVELEZ TRUCKING INC 1949781161B198/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSFREE MAN TRANSPORTATION LLC 1946082161B198/TX
Oct 27, 2023TXIV · Special1VELEZ TRUCKING INC 1949781161B198/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
VELEZ TRUCKING INC1949781Oct 27, 2023Mar 25, 20262TX
FREE MAN TRANSPORTATION LLC1946082Oct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251TX
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.
161B198TXVELEZ TRUCKING INCOct 27, 2023Mar 25, 20262
161B198TXFREE MAN TRANSPORTATION LLCOct 29, 2025Oct 29, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 9, 2026