Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4321JA211234 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
6 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 7, 2025
LA
Last seenJan 13, 2026
OK
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 6 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M91H4321JA211234
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 6, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1M9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
1H432

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
211234

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Prefix basis · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

Prefix basis · 152 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERTZ MANUFACTURING

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 7, 2025 – Jan 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 13, 2026OKI · Full1OOSONE SOURCE LOGISTICS INC 3781181CJ3383/OK
Aug 26, 2025OKIII · Driver-only0KEVIN HUNTER TRUCKING LLC 2030729CJ3383/OK
Aug 7, 2025INII · Walk-around3SILVERBACK ENERGY LLC 2353477CD4050/OK
Jul 7, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2BILLEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC 3456630CJ3383/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ONE SOURCE LOGISTICS INC3781181Jan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261OK
KEVIN HUNTER TRUCKING LLC2030729Aug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251OK
SILVERBACK ENERGY LLC2353477Aug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251OK
BILLEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLC3456630Jul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251TX
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.
CJ3383OKONE SOURCE LOGISTICS INCJan 13, 2026Jan 13, 20261
CJ3383OKKEVIN HUNTER TRUCKING LLCAug 26, 2025Aug 26, 20251
CD4050OKSILVERBACK ENERGY LLCAug 7, 2025Aug 7, 20251
CJ3383OKBILLEN AUTO TRANSPORT LLCJul 7, 2025Jul 7, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026