Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2022 Trail King Industries

1TKR01322NM038896 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
33 mo
Inspections29
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 29
First seenAug 29, 2023
AZ
Last seenMay 28, 2026
AZ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 33 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
1TKR01322NM038896
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2022
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
R0132

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
1992 or 2022

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

North American serial sequence
038896

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
2022

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 29, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
May 27, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
May 19, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 17, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 16, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 15, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 14, 2026AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Dec 19, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Oct 22, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Sep 12, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5P0/AZ
Sep 10, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Aug 26, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Aug 14, 2025AZII · Walk-around1EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Aug 8, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Jun 25, 2025COII · Walk-around0DD&S EXPRESS INC 361802R8A5P6/AZ
May 20, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 30, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 11, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Mar 6, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PQ/AZ
Mar 3, 2025AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Feb 18, 2025AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Sep 16, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Jul 1, 2024AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Jun 28, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Jun 4, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Apr 2, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Mar 14, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Oct 20, 2023COIII · Driver-only1OOSEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
Aug 29, 2023AZII · Walk-around0EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC 44064R8A5PG/AZ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
EMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLC44064Aug 29, 2023May 28, 202628AZ
DD&S EXPRESS INC361802Jun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251MD
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.
R8A5PGAZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCAug 29, 2023May 28, 202626
R8A5P0AZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCSep 12, 2025Sep 12, 20251
R8A5P6AZDD&S EXPRESS INCJun 25, 2025Jun 25, 20251
R8A5PQAZEMPIRE SOUTHWEST LLCMar 6, 2025Mar 6, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 16, 2026