Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5321HH025708 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenAug 9, 2024
NE
Last seenMar 17, 2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1MT2N5321HH025708
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2017
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 9, 2024 – Mar 17, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 17, 2026IAIII · Driver-only2OOSJANSSEN HAULING LLC 3578455LK5021/IA
Jan 3, 2026IAII · Walk-around6—JANSSEN HAULING LLC 3578455LK5021/IA
Mar 15, 2025MOII · Walk-around3—JOSEPH MARTINDALE 3442639LK5021/IA
Aug 9, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1—LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLC 2303294JM2523/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JANSSEN HAULING LLC3578455Jan 3, 2026Mar 17, 20262IA
JOSEPH MARTINDALE3442639Mar 15, 2025Mar 15, 20251IA
LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLC2303294Aug 9, 2024Aug 9, 20241CO
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.
LK5021IA—JANSSEN HAULING LLCJan 3, 2026 → Mar 17, 20262
LK5021IA—JOSEPH MARTINDALEMar 15, 2025 → Mar 15, 20251
JM2523IA—LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLCAug 9, 2024 → Aug 9, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026