Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5320DH022583 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seen08/19/2023
IA
Last seen12/09/2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1MT2N5320DH022583
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/25/2026
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 · 08/19/2023 – 12/09/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/09/2025NEIII · Driver-only1OOSDAVID MILLER 1086189U177256/SD
11/03/2025SDIII · Driver-only2—AHRENDT BROS 687398U1777258/MN
08/19/2023IAIII · Driver-only2—JC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLC 40341405586STV/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DAVID MILLER108618912/09/202512/09/20251MN
AHRENDT BROS68739811/03/202511/03/20251MN
JC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLC403414008/19/202308/19/20231MN
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.
U177256SD—DAVID MILLER12/09/2025 → 12/09/20251
U1777258MN—AHRENDT BROS11/03/2025 → 11/03/20251
5586STVMN—JC IRONS LIVESTOCK LLC08/19/2023 → 08/19/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/25/2026