Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5325MH028685 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen01/31/2024
NE
Last seen06/03/2026
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1MT2N5325MH028685
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2021
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/06/2026
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 · 01/31/2024 – 06/03/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/03/2026IAIII · Driver-only7—CHAD MILLER 18639437445STX/MN
02/07/2025IAIII · Driver-only4—BAARTMAN TRUCKING LLC 38537277445STX/MN
11/26/2024IAIII · Driver-only4—BAARTMAN TRUCKING LLC 38537277445STX/MN
01/31/2024NEII · Walk-around4—CHAD GILBERTSON 19945167445STX/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
CHAD MILLER186394306/03/202606/03/20261MN
BAARTMAN TRUCKING LLC385372711/26/202402/07/20252SD
CHAD GILBERTSON199451601/31/202401/31/20241MN
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.
7445STXMN—CHAD MILLER06/03/2026 → 06/03/20261
7445STXMN—BAARTMAN TRUCKING LLC11/26/2024 → 02/07/20252
7445STXMN—CHAD GILBERTSON01/31/2024 → 01/31/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/06/2026