Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Trail King Industries

1TKJ04826DW108782 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under4
31 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seenAug 21, 2023
LA
Last seenMar 11, 2026
OH
Inspected under 4 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
1TKJ04826DW108782
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2013
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 16, 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
6 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 6.

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
108782

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 · Aug 21, 2023 – Mar 11, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 11, 2026OHIII · Driver-only2MKG EXPRESS INC 36408551031524ST/IL
Feb 27, 2026MOIII · Driver-only0MKG EXPRESS INC 36408551031524ST/IL
Feb 25, 2026MDII · Walk-around1MKG EXPRESS INC 36408551031524ST/IL
Jan 21, 2026OHIII · Driver-only0AJ PARTNERS LLC 36178421019452ST/IL
Jun 7, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 39681531019452ST/IL
Oct 8, 2024WAII · Walk-around0MKG EXPRESS INC 3640855024C765/TX
Aug 7, 2024GAIII · Driver-only0MKG EXPRESS INC 3640855025B315/TX
Nov 20, 2023TXI · Full7OOSDD & K TRANSPORTATION INC 895873024C765/TX
Aug 21, 2023LAI · Full3OOSDD & K TRANSPORTATION INC 895873024C765/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MKG EXPRESS INC3640855Aug 7, 2024Mar 11, 20265IL
AJ PARTNERS LLC3617842Jan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261IL
NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC3968153Jun 7, 2025Jun 7, 20251IL
DD & K TRANSPORTATION INC895873Aug 21, 2023Nov 20, 20232OK
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.
1031524STILMKG EXPRESS INCFeb 25, 2026Mar 11, 20263
1019452STILAJ PARTNERS LLCJan 21, 2026Jan 21, 20261
1019452STILNEWS TRANSPORTATION INCJun 7, 2025Jun 7, 20251
024C765TXMKG EXPRESS INCOct 8, 2024Oct 8, 20241
025B315TXMKG EXPRESS INCAug 7, 2024Aug 7, 20241
024C765TXDD & K TRANSPORTATION INCAug 21, 2023Nov 20, 20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026