2018 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

Trailer • TRAILER • 4 inspections

Vehicle specs from NHTSA vPIC. Inspection history from FMCSA roadside records (operator USDOT on the ticket, not title). Something wrong? Report a data issue.

Inspection ticket make differs from vPIC. Canonical identity below is from NHTSA vPIC (VIN decode). Roadside tickets for this VIN also listed: Trlk (2×) . Inspectors sometimes abbreviate or mistype equipment make; both sources are shown on linked inspection pages.

View full inspection history (4 inspections across 4 carriers)

Cross-carrier inspection timeline — each row is an FMCSA roadside inspection under that carrier's USDOT on that date (not title/ownership).

Inspections
4
Carriers
4
Open recalls
0
Complaints
0

Vehicle identity

VIN
1TKJ04828JM036975
Model Year
2018
Make
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Model
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
Manufacturer
TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
WMI
1TK

Weight & Dimensions

Body Class
Trailer
Vehicle Type
TRAILER
Axles
2

Manufacturing

Plant City
MITCHELL
Plant State
SOUTH DAKOTA
Plant Country
UNITED STATES (USA)
Decode Source
nhtsa-vpic-batch
Decoded
May 2, 2026

Technical details (4)

Note
Trailer Length: Inverted Hoist = Add 2FT (but leave the unit part # as is) / Extend Apron = Add 1 FT (if apron 14" extended floor plate)
Trailer Length
48
Trailer Body Type
Flatbed or Platform Trailer
Other Trailer Info
Front Loading (HDG, MDG, FG, MG, DGHT)

Carriers on FMCSA inspections

Distinct USDOT numbers that appear on roadside inspection tickets for this VIN. Dates are first/last inspection under each carrier — not registration or title.

Carrier USDOT First seen Last seen Inspections
ART PAPE TRANSFER INC 1674 Oct 4, 2023 Oct 4, 2023 1
NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 3968153 Dec 13, 2024 Dec 13, 2024 1
OIMO LOGISTICS CORP 4193144 Jan 18, 2025 Jan 18, 2025 1
CONTRACTOR SALES CO INC 570628 Apr 18, 2025 Apr 18, 2025 1

Plates observed

From roadside inspections and reportable crash filings — not a DMV title history.

Sister VINs

VINs sharing the same WMI + VDS prefix + model year as this vehicle — likely from the same production run.

Roadside inspections (4)

Every DOT roadside inspection that referenced this VIN.

Inspection Date Carrier Violations
84726580 Apr 18, 2025 CONTRACTOR SALES CO INC 0
83649385 Jan 18, 2025 OIMO LOGISTICS CORP 1
83400293 Dec 13, 2024 NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC 2
79844011 Oct 4, 2023 ART PAPE TRANSFER INC 3

Inspection history across all operators

Every roadside inspection FMCSA has on record for this VIN. Includes inspections under different carriers if the truck has changed hands.

This VIN has been inspected 4 times across 4 distinct carriers since first being inspected on Oct 4, 2023. Most recent inspection: Apr 18, 2025 by CONTRACTOR SALES CO INC. 6 total violations cited; 1 out-of-service event.

Date Carrier Violations
Apr 18, 2025 CONTRACTOR SALES CO INC 0
Jan 18, 2025 OIMO LOGISTICS CORP ← carrier change 1
Dec 13, 2024 NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC ← carrier change 2
Oct 4, 2023 ART PAPE TRANSFER INC ← carrier change 3

Operator changes (inspection records)

When consecutive FMCSA inspections list different operating USDOT numbers for this VIN. Common after fleet transfers; can also reflect data-entry errors on rare tickets.

How to read this: FMCSA inspection records show which carrier operated the vehicle on a given date, not the legal owner. A single change may reflect a sale, sublease, or fleet reassignment.

Approximate date From carrier To carrier
Between Oct 4, 2023 and Dec 13, 2024 ART PAPE TRANSFER INC NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC
Between Dec 13, 2024 and Jan 18, 2025 NEWS TRANSPORTATION INC OIMO LOGISTICS CORP
Between Jan 18, 2025 and Apr 18, 2025 OIMO LOGISTICS CORP CONTRACTOR SALES CO INC

We say "Sale/auction not necessarily implied" — we see a change in operator USDOT in inspection records, which may indicate a sale, lease, or operational reassignment.