Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5329KH028315 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 15, 2023
IA
Last seenJul 31, 2025
IA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1MT2N5329KH028315
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2019
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.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Sep 15, 2023 – Jul 31, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 31, 2025IAIII · Driver-only1—DANIEL BRUBAKER 1816161LZ1177/IA
Jan 9, 2025IAIII · Driver-only0—DANIEL BRUBAKER 1816161JR2356/IA
Jan 18, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1—RYAN JONES TRUCKING INC 2053608JR2356/IA
Sep 15, 2023IAIII · Driver-only2—PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLC 1734621JR2356/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DANIEL BRUBAKER1816161Jan 9, 2025Jul 31, 20252IA
RYAN JONES TRUCKING INC2053608Jan 18, 2024Jan 18, 20241IA
PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLC1734621Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 20231IA
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.
LZ1177IA—DANIEL BRUBAKERJul 31, 2025 → Jul 31, 20251
JR2356IA—DANIEL BRUBAKERJan 9, 2025 → Jan 9, 20251
JR2356IA—RYAN JONES TRUCKING INCJan 18, 2024 → Jan 18, 20241
JR2356IA—PAY IT FORWARD TRUCKING LLCSep 15, 2023 → Sep 15, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026