Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2005 Trail King Industries

1TKB052365M029525 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 14, 2023
SD
Last seenOct 27, 2025
WI
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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TKB052365M029525
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2005
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B0523

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

Model year candidates
2005 or 2035

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

North American serial sequence
029525

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2005

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Jul 14, 2023 – Oct 27, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 27, 2025WII · Full3GEMS LOGISTICS INC 132823STF5297/MN
Oct 8, 2025MNIII · Driver-only3T J POTTER TRUCKING INC 30339196814ST/MN
Nov 28, 2023MNIII · Driver-only7T J POTTER TRUCKING INC 3033916840STS/MN
Jul 14, 2023SDIII · Driver-only0T J POTTER TRUCKING INC 3033916840STS/MN
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GEMS LOGISTICS INC132823Oct 27, 2025Oct 27, 20251MN
T J POTTER TRUCKING INC303391Jul 14, 2023Oct 8, 20253MN
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.
STF5297MNGEMS LOGISTICS INCOct 27, 2025Oct 27, 20251
96814STMNT J POTTER TRUCKING INCOct 8, 2025Oct 8, 20251
6840STSMNT J POTTER TRUCKING INCJul 14, 2023Nov 28, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026