Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Trail King Industries

1TKJ04821JM036901 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections2
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 2
First seenDec 20, 2023
MT
Last seenJun 30, 2026
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1TKJ04821JM036901
Make
Trail King Industries
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model year
2018
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Aug 30, 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
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
036901

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.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 20, 2023 – Jun 30, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 30, 2026OHII · Walk-around1—STRATAN INC 29690305668846/ME
Dec 20, 2023MTIII · Driver-only0—ANNETT HOLDINGS INC 87409DZ4740/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STRATAN INC2969030Jun 30, 2026Jun 30, 20261SC
ANNETT HOLDINGS INC87409Dec 20, 2023Dec 20, 20231IA
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.
5668846ME2STRATAN INCJun 30, 2026 → Jun 30, 20261
DZ4740IA—ANNETT HOLDINGS INCDec 20, 2023 → Dec 20, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Aug 30, 2026