Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mertz manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

7KF1H4328KA000120 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 5
First seen09/06/2023
TX
Last seen07/15/2025
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 22 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
7KF1H4328KA000120
Make
Mertz manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
07/03/2026
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 · 09/06/2023 – 07/15/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
07/15/2025OKI · Full10OOSEL CAPITAN TRUCKING LLC 3246508AK1184/OK
10/07/2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSBP FREIGHT LLC 4108065AK1184/OK
09/30/2024TXII · Walk-around4OOSBP FREIGHT LLC 4108065AK1184/OK
10/17/2023TXII · Walk-around5OOSPLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC 2872634AK1184/OK
09/06/2023TXII · Walk-around0—DMD 21 TRUCKING LLC 2294744AK1184/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EL CAPITAN TRUCKING LLC324650807/15/202507/15/20251TX
BP FREIGHT LLC410806509/30/202410/07/20242TX
PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC287263410/17/202310/17/20231TX
DMD 21 TRUCKING LLC229474409/06/202309/06/20231TX
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.
AK1184OK—EL CAPITAN TRUCKING LLC07/15/2025 → 07/15/20251
AK1184OK—BP FREIGHT LLC09/30/2024 → 10/07/20242
AK1184OK—PLATINUM 21 LOGISTICS LLC10/17/2023 → 10/17/20231
AK1184OK—DMD 21 TRUCKING LLC09/06/2023 → 09/06/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/03/2026
2019 Mertz manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC — VIN 7KF1H4328KA000120