Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Trail King Industries

1TKJ04820DM078366 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
9 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seenJul 25, 2025
IA
Last seenApr 2, 2026
WY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 9 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
1TKJ04820DM078366
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2013
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
1TK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
J0482

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
078366

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 · 291 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 291 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
2013

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 · Jul 25, 2025 – Apr 2, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 2, 2026WYII · Walk-around4A8A TRANSPORTATION LLC 4292718977436/IL
Apr 2, 2026WYII · Walk-around4A8A TRANSPORTATION LLC 4292718977436/IL
Mar 25, 2026COIII · Driver-only2A8A TRANSPORTATION LLC 4292718977436ST/IL
Mar 19, 2026WYIII · Driver-only1A8A TRANSPORTATION LLC 4292718977436ST/IL
Aug 13, 2025LAIII · Driver-only2DIN EXPRESS INC 3619684977436ST/IL
Jul 25, 2025IAII · Walk-around0DIN EXPRESS INC 3619684977436ST/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A8A TRANSPORTATION LLC4292718Mar 19, 2026Apr 2, 20264IL
DIN EXPRESS INC3619684Jul 25, 2025Aug 13, 20252IL
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.
977436ILA8A TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 2, 2026Apr 2, 20262
977436STILA8A TRANSPORTATION LLCMar 19, 2026Mar 25, 20262
977436STILDIN EXPRESS INCJul 25, 2025Aug 13, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 22, 2026