Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2004 Trail King Industries

1TKJ053314B046852 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 3
First seenFeb 15, 2024
MS
Last seenJun 5, 2026
VA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1TKJ053314B046852
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2004
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jul 26, 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
J0533

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2004 or 2034

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

North American serial sequence
046852

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 · 455 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 455 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
2004

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 · Feb 15, 2024 – Jun 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 5, 2026VAII · Walk-around11OOSR R C EXPRESS INC 1645133213B841/TX
Feb 12, 2025FLIII · Driver-only0JTJ ENTERPRISES INC 1161596213B841/TX
Feb 15, 2024MSII · Walk-around0KTAN TRUCKING LLC 3557047213B841/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
R R C EXPRESS INC1645133Jun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261FL
JTJ ENTERPRISES INC1161596Feb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251FL
KTAN TRUCKING LLC3557047Feb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241SC
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.
213B841TXR R C EXPRESS INCJun 5, 2026Jun 5, 20261
213B841TXJTJ ENTERPRISES INCFeb 12, 2025Feb 12, 20251
213B841TXKTAN TRUCKING LLCFeb 15, 2024Feb 15, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026