Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5331LH028318 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

29 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seen09/06/2023

Last seen02/05/2026

Inspected under 2 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.

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN: 1MT2N5331LH028318
Make: Merritt
Model: Merritt
Model year: 2020
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: 07/25/2026

vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 09/06/2023 – 02/05/2026

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
02/05/2026	IA	III · Driver-only	2	—	LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLC 2303294	LK4947/IA
03/28/2024	IA	III · Driver-only	5	—	O'BRIEN TRANSPORT LLC 3785331	NNU160/IA
09/06/2023	IA	III · Driver-only	3	—	O'BRIEN TRANSPORT LLC 3785331	NNU160/IA

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLC	2303294	02/05/2026	02/05/2026	1	CO
O'BRIEN TRANSPORT LLC	3785331	09/06/2023	03/28/2024	2	IA

Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

Plate	State / prov.	Unit no.	Carrier	Date range	Insp.
LK4947	IA	—	LAMBERT LIVESTOCK AND CATTLE CO LLC	02/05/2026 → 02/05/2026	1
NNU160	IA	—	O'BRIEN TRANSPORT LLC	09/06/2023 → 03/28/2024	2

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/25/2026