Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5331KH028219 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJul 11, 2023
KS
Last seenSep 18, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 26 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
1MT2N5331KH028219
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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 · Jul 11, 2023 – Sep 18, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 18, 2025KSIII · Driver-only03DS CARRIER LLC 4162722711495/KS
Sep 16, 2025KSII · Walk-around03DS CARRIER LLC 4162722711495/KS
Nov 21, 2023KSIII · Driver-only1MIGUEL JUNIOR FRANCO 3504186636097/KS
Jul 26, 2023KSIII · Driver-only1MIGUEL JUNIOR FRANCO 3504186636097/KS
Jul 11, 2023KSII · Walk-around1MIGUEL JUNIOR FRANCO 3504186636097/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
3DS CARRIER LLC4162722Sep 16, 2025Sep 18, 20252KS
MIGUEL JUNIOR FRANCO3504186Jul 11, 2023Nov 21, 20233KS
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.
711495KS3DS CARRIER LLCSep 16, 2025Sep 18, 20252
636097KSMIGUEL JUNIOR FRANCOJul 11, 2023Nov 21, 20233
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026