Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2017 Wilson Wilson

1W16533A5H5552177 · Trailer · TRAILER

Carriers run under2

27 mo

Inspections3

all-time

OOS inspections0

of 3

First seenJun 21, 2023

Last seenSep 28, 2025

Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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: 1W16533A5H5552177
Make: Wilson
Model: Wilson
Model year: 2017
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 · Jun 21, 2023 – Sep 28, 2025

Date	State	Level	Viol.	OOS	Carrier (DOT)	Plate
Sep 28, 2025	IA	III · Driver-only	2	—	BRANDON DIRKS TRUCKING LLC 3910239	IR4372/IA
Oct 14, 2023	IA	III · Driver-only	3	—	MLC EXPRESS LLC 3809465	IR4372/IA
Jun 21, 2023	IL	II · Walk-around	1	—	BRANDON DIRKS TRUCKING LLC 3910239	IR4372/IA

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

Carrier	DOT	First seen	Last seen	Insp.	State
BRANDON DIRKS TRUCKING LLC	3910239	Jun 21, 2023	Sep 28, 2025	2	IA
MLC EXPRESS LLC	3809465	Oct 14, 2023	Oct 14, 2023	1	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.
IR4372	IA	—	BRANDON DIRKS TRUCKING LLC	Jun 21, 2023 → Sep 28, 2025	2
IR4372	IA	—	MLC EXPRESS LLC	Oct 14, 2023 → Oct 14, 2023	1

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