Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Trail King Industries

1TKH04825CM043738 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
31 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seenJan 24, 2024
NM
Last seenAug 1, 2026
SD
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
1TKH04825CM043738
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2012
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
H0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1982 or 2012

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

North American serial sequence
043738

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
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 24 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 24 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
2012

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

  • 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 · Jan 24, 2024 – Aug 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 1, 2026SDIII · Driver-only0ROTA LOGISTICS LLC 3338042MX9394/IA
Jan 3, 2026IAIII · Driver-only4A & K TRANSPORT INC 4235558U192663/SD
Oct 9, 2025ORIII · Driver-only2OOSA & K TRANSPORT INC 4235558U192663SD/SD
Sep 6, 2024ILII · Walk-around0G & G SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 918188760769/WI
Jan 24, 2024NMIII · Driver-only0G & G SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC 918188760769/WI
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ROTA LOGISTICS LLC3338042Aug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261MO
A & K TRANSPORT INC4235558Oct 9, 2025Jan 3, 20262IA
G & G SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC918188Jan 24, 2024Sep 6, 20242WI
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
MX9394IA2ROTA LOGISTICS LLCAug 1, 2026Aug 1, 20261
U192663SDA & K TRANSPORT INCJan 3, 2026Jan 3, 20261
U192663SDSDA & K TRANSPORT INCOct 9, 2025Oct 9, 20251
760769WIG & G SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLCJan 24, 2024Sep 6, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026