Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Trail King Industries

1TKJ05331EM041026 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
35 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 16, 2023
LA
Last seenMay 1, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 35 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
1TKJ05331EM041026
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2014
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
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
041026

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
2014

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 · Jun 16, 2023 – May 1, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 1, 2026AZII · Walk-around3B & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 2055146F1A5WZ/AZ
Jan 10, 2026TXII · Walk-around5B & A TRANSPORTATION LLC 2055146F1A5WZ/AZ
Jun 16, 2023LAIII · Driver-only2LOUISIANA CRANE AND PRESS LLC 3876455J0160183/LA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B & A TRANSPORTATION LLC2055146Jan 10, 2026May 1, 20262AZ
LOUISIANA CRANE AND PRESS LLC3876455Jun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231LA
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.
F1A5WZAZB & A TRANSPORTATION LLCJan 10, 2026May 1, 20262
J0160183LALOUISIANA CRANE AND PRESS LLCJun 16, 2023Jun 16, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026