Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Merritt

1MT2N53248H016694 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenFeb 26, 2024
SD
Last seenJun 24, 2025
NE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 16 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
1MT2N53248H016694
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2008
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
1MT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
2N532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
016694

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
2008

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 26, 2024 – Jun 24, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 24, 2025NEIII · Driver-only0PAGE LIVESTOCK HOLDINGS LLC 349252022872P/SD
Jul 10, 2024NEIII · Driver-only1CHRISTENSEN LIVESTOCK LLC 416290422872P/SD
May 24, 2024SDII · Walk-around2CHRISTENSEN LIVESTOCK LLC 416290422872P/SD
Feb 26, 2024SDII · Walk-around2OOSK BAR J TRUCKING INC 318620422872P/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAGE LIVESTOCK HOLDINGS LLC3492520Jun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251NE
CHRISTENSEN LIVESTOCK LLC4162904May 24, 2024Jul 10, 20242ND
K BAR J TRUCKING INC3186204Feb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241SD
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.
22872PSDPAGE LIVESTOCK HOLDINGS LLCJun 24, 2025Jun 24, 20251
22872PSD2CHRISTENSEN LIVESTOCK LLCMay 24, 2024Jul 10, 20242
22872PSDK BAR J TRUCKING INCFeb 26, 2024Feb 26, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026