Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Merritt

1MT2N5322MH028577 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenNov 16, 2023
KS
Last seenFeb 24, 2026
KS
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1MT2N5322MH028577
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2021
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
1MT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2N532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1991 or 2021

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

North American serial sequence
028577

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 · 122 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 122 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
2021

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Nov 16, 2023 – Feb 24, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 24, 2026KSII · Walk-around0ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC 2841871TV2087/ID
Oct 13, 2025SDIII · Driver-only4ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC 2841871TS3461/ID
Oct 8, 2025TXII · Walk-around4COW COUNTRY EXPRESS LLC 3073927715669/KS
May 2, 2024COIII · Driver-only2ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC 2841871TS3461/ID
Feb 25, 2024NEIII · Driver-only3ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC 2841871TS3461/ID
Nov 16, 2023KSIII · Driver-only1ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC 2841871TS3461/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ANDERSON TRANSPORT LLC2841871Nov 16, 2023Feb 24, 20265CO
COW COUNTRY EXPRESS LLC3073927Oct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251KS
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.
TV2087IDANDERSON TRANSPORT LLCFeb 24, 2026Feb 24, 20261
TS3461IDANDERSON TRANSPORT LLCNov 16, 2023Oct 13, 20254
715669KSCOW COUNTRY EXPRESS LLCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026