A single train unit is made up of 2 very short locos and a very short wagon within the game. Its just these parts are hidden from the player to give the appearance of a single thing. So yes LTN will mis read it as a dual headed 1-1-1 train by default.
I don't think there is anything I can do from within my mod to help LTN. All I can think of is that LTN would have to look at the train it is querying and recognising the train parts by name. Although I wouldn't expect you'd want LTN to treat a single train unit the same as a single locomotive or a dual headed locomotive and 1 cargo wagon train. It would need LTN to put it in its own special category to handle the size and length differences.