Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5328MH028678 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
30 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 7
First seen06/29/2023
MN
Last seen12/23/2025
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 30 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
1MT2N5328MH028678
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2021
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 · 06/29/2023 – 12/23/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/23/2025MNIII · Driver-only1—KEVIN KNUDSON TRUCKING LLC 4252738HV0133/IA
09/30/2024IAIII · Driver-only1—BRIAN HANSEN 2929294HV0133/IA
07/16/2024IAII · Walk-around4—FERN'S TRUCKING LLC 3938766HV0133/IA
02/10/2024IAIII · Driver-only3—FERN'S TRUCKING LLC 3938766HV0133/IA
01/02/2024IAIII · Driver-only3—FERN'S TRUCKING LLC 3938766HV0133/IA
09/07/2023IAIII · Driver-only1—FERN'S TRUCKING LLC 3938766HV0133/IA
06/29/2023MNIII · Driver-only1—BRIAN HANSEN 2929294HV0133/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEVIN KNUDSON TRUCKING LLC425273812/23/202512/23/20251IA
BRIAN HANSEN292929406/29/202309/30/20242IA
FERN'S TRUCKING LLC393876609/07/202307/16/20244IA
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.
HV0133IA—KEVIN KNUDSON TRUCKING LLC12/23/2025 → 12/23/20251
HV0133IA—BRIAN HANSEN06/29/2023 → 09/30/20242
HV0133IA—FERN'S TRUCKING LLC09/07/2023 → 07/16/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/18/2026