Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt Merritt

1MT2N5331MH028580 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen11/09/2023
NE
Last seen06/16/2025
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1MT2N5331MH028580
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 · 11/09/2023 – 06/16/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/16/2025COIII · Driver-only0—W & J CARPENTER INC 359440TP1140/ID
05/29/2025COIII · Driver-only1—W & J CARPENTER INC 359440TP1140/ID
10/14/2024NEIII · Driver-only2—J&T TRUCKING LLC 2374118TP1140/ID
11/09/2023NEIII · Driver-only1—TRINITY LLC 1300371TP1140/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
W & J CARPENTER INC35944005/29/202506/16/20252NE
J&T TRUCKING LLC237411810/14/202410/14/20241KS
TRINITY LLC130037111/09/202311/09/20231NE
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.
TP1140ID—W & J CARPENTER INC05/29/2025 → 06/16/20252
TP1140ID—J&T TRUCKING LLC10/14/2024 → 10/14/20241
TP1140ID—TRINITY LLC11/09/2023 → 11/09/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/06/2026