Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N522XNH028698 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seen06/12/2024
IN
Last seen05/26/2026
LA
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 23 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
1MT2N522XNH028698
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2022
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
06/18/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 06/12/2024 – 05/26/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/26/2026LAIII · Driver-only3—ALAN TEPOOL 1480544PE69740/IN
03/09/2026ILII · Walk-around10—BAMA BOY FARMS LLC 3515926PE69740/IN
02/04/2026GAIII · Driver-only4—BAMA BOY FARMS LLC 3515926PE69740/IN
07/02/2025GAIII · Driver-only1—UPTON LIVESTOCK LLC 2530044PE69740/IN
09/02/2024TXII · Walk-around2—TODD E DODSON 2457287111436TM/VA
08/14/2024IAII · Walk-around3—BLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC 3119760111436TM/VA
08/10/2024IAII · Walk-around3—BLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC 3119760111436TM/WA
08/09/2024SDIII · Driver-only1OOSBLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC 3119760111436TM/VA
06/12/2024INIII · Driver-only2—KEENE CARRIERS INC 53541111436/VA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALAN TEPOOL148054405/26/202605/26/20261IN
BAMA BOY FARMS LLC351592602/04/202603/09/20262AL
UPTON LIVESTOCK LLC253004407/02/202507/02/20251IA
TODD E DODSON245728709/02/202409/02/20241NC
BLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC311976008/09/202408/14/20243PA
KEENE CARRIERS INC53541106/12/202406/12/20241VA
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.
PE69740IN—ALAN TEPOOL05/26/2026 → 05/26/20261
PE69740IN—BAMA BOY FARMS LLC02/04/2026 → 03/09/20262
PE69740IN2UPTON LIVESTOCK LLC07/02/2025 → 07/02/20251
111436TMVA—TODD E DODSON09/02/2024 → 09/02/20241
111436TMVA—BLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC08/09/2024 → 08/14/20242
111436TMWA—BLACK MAXX ENTERPRISES LLC08/10/2024 → 08/10/20241
11436VA—KEENE CARRIERS INC06/12/2024 → 06/12/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/18/2026