Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Trail King Industries

1TKP04521EW044134 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenApr 3, 2024
TX
Last seenMar 19, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 23 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
1TKP04521EW044134
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2014
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 17, 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
P0452

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
044134

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 · 6 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Prefix basis · 6 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 · Apr 3, 2024 – Mar 19, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Mar 19, 2026TXI · Full1JULIO A HERNANDEZ 876952176C389/TX
Jan 29, 2026TXII · Walk-around0PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318176C389/TX
Jan 21, 2026TXII · Walk-around1PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318176C389/TX
Oct 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around0PEPPER FARMS LLC 3938318176C389/TX
Jan 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSJULIO A HERNANDEZ 876952176C389/TX
Sep 7, 2024TXII · Walk-around6OOSJULIO A HERNANDEZ 876952176C389/TX
May 10, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSJULIO A HERNANDEZ 876952176C389/TX
Apr 3, 2024TXII · Walk-around2JULIO A HERNANDEZ 876952176C389/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JULIO A HERNANDEZ876952Apr 3, 2024Mar 19, 20265TX
PEPPER FARMS LLC3938318Oct 23, 2025Jan 29, 20263TX
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.
176C389TXJULIO A HERNANDEZApr 3, 2024Mar 19, 20265
176C389TXPEPPER FARMS LLCOct 23, 2025Jan 29, 20263
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 17, 2026