Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Merritt

1MT2N4821GH025502 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
26 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenFeb 25, 2024
IA
Last seenApr 23, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 26 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
1MT2N4821GH025502
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 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
1MT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2N482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

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

North American serial sequence
025502

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
MERRITT

Prefix basis · 19 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 19 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
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
MERRITT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Merritt

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 · Feb 25, 2024 – Apr 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 23, 2026AZIII · Driver-only1JONES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3757942TG9178/ID
Apr 24, 2025COII · Walk-around2ANGELL TRUCKING LLC 3393825TG9178/ID
Jan 8, 2025NEIII · Driver-only1JONES TRANSPORTATION LLC 3757942TG9178/ID
Nov 30, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1COUNTRY ROADS 4302530TG9178/ID
Feb 25, 2024IAII · Walk-around0GURNEY TRUCKING INC 384990TG9178/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JONES TRANSPORTATION LLC3757942Jan 8, 2025Apr 23, 20262UT
ANGELL TRUCKING LLC3393825Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251UT
COUNTRY ROADS4302530Nov 30, 2024Nov 30, 20241NV
GURNEY TRUCKING INC384990Feb 25, 2024Feb 25, 20241UT
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.
TG9178IDJONES TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 8, 2025Apr 23, 20262
TG9178IDANGELL TRUCKING LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
TG9178IDCOUNTRY ROADSNov 30, 2024Nov 30, 20241
TG9178IDGURNEY TRUCKING INCFeb 25, 2024Feb 25, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026