Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2026 Trail king industries TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

1TKS00512TM082975 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
17 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen01/27/2025
MI
Last seen06/04/2026
WI
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 17 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
1TKS00512TM082975
Make
Trail king industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2026
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/31/2026
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 · 01/27/2025 – 06/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/04/2026WIIII · Driver-only1—ALCO TRANSPORTATION INC 525677F163809/MI
06/02/2026WIII · Walk-around1—ALCO TRANSPORTATION INC 525677F163809/MI
08/28/2025MIIII · Driver-only4OOSMETEOR EXPRESS INC 842593F163809/MI
01/27/2025MIII · Walk-around3—METEOR EXPRESS INC 842593D762261/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ALCO TRANSPORTATION INC52567706/02/202606/04/20262MI
METEOR EXPRESS INC84259301/27/202508/28/20252AL
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.
F163809MI—ALCO TRANSPORTATION INC06/02/2026 → 06/04/20262
F163809MI—METEOR EXPRESS INC08/28/2025 → 08/28/20251
D762261MI—METEOR EXPRESS INC01/27/2025 → 01/27/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/31/2026