Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Mertz Manufacturing Mertz Manufacturing, LLC

1M91H4323KA211396 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under6
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenFeb 26, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 29, 2026
LA
Inspected under 6 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1M91H4323KA211396
Make
Mertz Manufacturing
Model
Mertz Manufacturing, LLC
Model year
2019
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 22, 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
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
211396

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
2019

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 26, 2024 – May 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 29, 2026LAIII · Driver-only0DUKES TRANSPORTS LLC 2977505AJ9958/OK
Mar 26, 2026LAIII · Driver-only1PASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION 3611137AJ9958/OK
Dec 16, 2024LAIII · Driver-only2HOT SHOT TRUCKING SERVICE LLC 1745746AJ9958/OK
Sep 24, 2024TXI · Full2CAPITAL ROYAL LLC 3305731AJ9958/OK
Aug 28, 2024TXI · Full2SAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC 3794792AJ9958/OK
Feb 26, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSGOD'S GRACE LOGISTICS LLC 3381620AJ9958/OK
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DUKES TRANSPORTS LLC2977505May 29, 2026May 29, 20261MI
PASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATION3611137Mar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261TX
HOT SHOT TRUCKING SERVICE LLC1745746Dec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241TX
CAPITAL ROYAL LLC3305731Sep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241GA
SAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLC3794792Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241TX
GOD'S GRACE LOGISTICS LLC3381620Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241TX
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.
AJ9958OKDUKES TRANSPORTS LLCMay 29, 2026May 29, 20261
AJ9958OKPASSWAY LOGISTICS CORPORATIONMar 26, 2026Mar 26, 20261
AJ9958OKHOT SHOT TRUCKING SERVICE LLCDec 16, 2024Dec 16, 20241
AJ9958OKCAPITAL ROYAL LLCSep 24, 2024Sep 24, 20241
AJ9958OKSAMCLAIR GLOBAL RESOURCES LLCAug 28, 2024Aug 28, 20241
AJ9958OKGOD'S GRACE LOGISTICS LLCFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026