Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2028 Trail king industries TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

1TKA0482XWM022227 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

23 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections1

of 3

First seenSep 18, 2023

Last seenAug 7, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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: 1TKA0482XWM022227
Make: Trail king industries
Model: TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year: 2028
Body class: Trailer
Vehicle type: TRAILER
GVWR: Not decoded
Decoded at: Jul 26, 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 · Sep 18, 2023 – Aug 7, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Aug 7, 2025	NC	III · Driver-only	0	—	LARRY MELTON 2838824	AY77414/NC
Jul 30, 2025	NC	II · Walk-around	0	—	LARRY MELTON 2838824	AY77414/NC
Sep 18, 2023	NC	II · Walk-around	2	OOS	ROADBUILDERS INCORPORATED 2356094	AY77414/NC

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
LARRY MELTON	2838824	Jul 30, 2025	Aug 7, 2025	2	NC
ROADBUILDERS INCORPORATED	2356094	Sep 18, 2023	Sep 18, 2023	1	NC

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.
AY77414	NC	—	LARRY MELTON	Jul 30, 2025 → Aug 7, 2025	2
AY77414	NC	—	ROADBUILDERS INCORPORATED	Sep 18, 2023 → Sep 18, 2023	1

Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026