Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Merritt

1MT2N533XJH028007 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
20 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenMay 5, 2024
IA
Last seenJan 20, 2026
IA
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
1MT2N533XJH028007
Make
Merritt
Model
Merritt
Model year
2018
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
2N533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
028007

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.

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
2018

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 · May 5, 2024 – Jan 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jan 20, 2026IAIII · Driver-only5F A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLC 429577213169P/SD
Oct 26, 2025KSIII · Driver-only1F A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLC 429577213169P/SD
Jul 24, 2025IAIII · Driver-only2F A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLC 429577213169P/SD
May 22, 2025TXII · Walk-around2F A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLC 429577213169P/SD
Aug 27, 2024IAIII · Driver-only1DALE WALKER 102687413169P/SD
May 5, 2024IAII · Walk-around10OOSHWC TRANSPORT LLC 396908713169P/SD
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
F A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLC4295772May 22, 2025Jan 20, 20264MO
DALE WALKER1026874Aug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241SD
HWC TRANSPORT LLC3969087May 5, 2024May 5, 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.
13169PSDF A & F O CATTLE COMPANY LLCMay 22, 2025Jan 20, 20264
13169PSDDALE WALKERAug 27, 2024Aug 27, 20241
13169PSDHWC TRANSPORT LLCMay 5, 2024May 5, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026