Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Merritt

1MT2N5338RH030124 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 17, 2025
SD
Last seenOct 27, 2026
ND
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 20 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
1MT2N5338RH030124
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2024
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 25, 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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
030124

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 · 108 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Merritt

Prefix basis · 108 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.

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 17, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 27, 2026NDIII · Driver-only1OOSTHOMAS CHARLES 260803725730P/SD
Feb 17, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0—FELDHAUS TRUCKING INC 4450225730P/SD
Feb 17, 2025SDIII · Driver-only0—HOT-LINE LOGISTICS LLC 32949481859Z/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THOMAS CHARLES2608037Oct 27, 2026Oct 27, 20261SD
FELDHAUS TRUCKING INC44502Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251SD
HOT-LINE LOGISTICS LLC329494Feb 17, 2025Feb 17, 20251WI
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.
25730PSD2THOMAS CHARLESOct 27, 2026 → Oct 27, 20261
25730PSD—FELDHAUS TRUCKING INCFeb 17, 2025 → Feb 17, 20251
81859ZWI—HOT-LINE LOGISTICS LLCFeb 17, 2025 → Feb 17, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 25, 2026