Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5320PH028954 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
10 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seen11/22/2024
IA
Last seen09/07/2025
NE
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 10 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
1MT2N5320PH028954
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2023
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 · 11/22/2024 – 09/07/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/07/2025NEIII · Driver-only1—BAINBRIDGE TRUCKING LLC 3709847FT4364/IA
11/27/2024NMII · Walk-around0—BGL EXPRESS INC 1580539FT4364/IA
11/22/2024IAIII · Driver-only2—BGL EXPRESS INC 1580539FT4364/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BAINBRIDGE TRUCKING LLC370984709/07/202509/07/20251IA
BGL EXPRESS INC158053911/22/202411/27/20242IA
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.
FT4364IA—BAINBRIDGE TRUCKING LLC09/07/2025 → 09/07/20251
FT4364IA—BGL EXPRESS INC11/22/2024 → 11/27/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/25/2026