Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Construction Trailer Specialists

5TU344038MS000432 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seenSep 25, 2023
UT
Last seenApr 2, 2026
WY
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
5TU344038MS000432
Make
Construction Trailer Specialists
Model
CONSTRUCTION TRAILER SPECIALISTS
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 4, 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
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
000432

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.

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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 25, 2023 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026WYII · Walk-around3METRO RECYCLERS LLC 2432184TP4955/ID
Jan 15, 2026UTIII · Driver-only0METRO GROUP INC 308779TP4955/ID
Nov 21, 2025MTIII · Driver-only1METRO RECYCLERS LLC 2432184TP4955/ID
Sep 4, 2025UTI · Full11METRO GROUP INC 308779TP4955/ID
Jul 17, 2025UTI · Full6OOSMETRO GROUP INC 308779TP4955/ID
Jun 2, 2025UTI · Full12OOSMETRO RECYCLERS LLC 2432184TP4955/ID
Feb 21, 2025IDII · Walk-around4METRO RECYCLERS LLC 2432184TP4955/ID
Sep 25, 2023UTI · Full5O W TRUCKING LLC 3537376TP4955/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
METRO RECYCLERS LLC2432184Feb 21, 2025Apr 2, 20264ID
METRO GROUP INC308779Jul 17, 2025Jan 15, 20263UT
O W TRUCKING LLC3537376Sep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231ID
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.
TP4955ID2METRO RECYCLERS LLCFeb 21, 2025Apr 2, 20264
TP4955IDMETRO GROUP INCJul 17, 2025Jan 15, 20263
TP4955IDO W TRUCKING LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 4, 2026