Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Merritt

1MT2N5328PH030077 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenSep 19, 2023
CO
Last seenApr 28, 2026
CO
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 31 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
1MT2N5328PH030077
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2023
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
2N532

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
030077

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
2023

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 · Sep 19, 2023 – Apr 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 28, 2026COIII · Driver-only0KEENE CARRIERS INC 5354116857STZ/MN
Feb 24, 2024IAIII · Driver-only3BRENDA LEE COOK 41522946857STZ/MN
Jan 18, 2024KYII · Walk-around2BRENDA LEE COOK 41522946857STZ/MN
Oct 5, 2023SDIII · Driver-only1BOOKWALTER TRUCKING CO LLC 6205456857STZ/MN
Sep 19, 2023COIII · Driver-only0BOOKWALTER TRUCKING CO LLC 6205456857STZ/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KEENE CARRIERS INC535411Apr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261VA
BRENDA LEE COOK4152294Jan 18, 2024Feb 24, 20242TN
BOOKWALTER TRUCKING CO LLC620545Sep 19, 2023Oct 5, 20232IN
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.
6857STZMNKEENE CARRIERS INCApr 28, 2026Apr 28, 20261
6857STZMNBRENDA LEE COOKJan 18, 2024Feb 24, 20242
6857STZMNBOOKWALTER TRUCKING CO LLCSep 19, 2023Oct 5, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026