Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-250

1FT8W2BT8MEC87083 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seen05/17/2024
NC
Last seen04/30/2026
MO
Inspected under 5 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W2BT8MEC87083
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
06/20/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 05/17/2024 – 04/30/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/30/2026MOI · Full0—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY 3626200OWS031/IA
04/20/2026MOI · Full0—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY 3626200OWS031/IA
02/24/2026ARIII · Driver-only1—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY 3626200OWS031/IA
10/16/2025MOI · Full0—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY 3626200OWS031/IA
09/17/2025TNI · Full0—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY 3626200OWS031/IA
04/02/2025ILI · Full0—TRUENORTH TRUCKING INC 4338616OWS031/IA
02/13/2025OHII · Walk-around1OOSSMART START TRANSPORTATION INC 4167734OWS031/IA
11/05/2024ARI · Full0—JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC 2096850R820947/OH
05/17/2024NCI · Full0—AVA LOGISTICS LLC 3524719R820947/OH
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY362620009/17/202504/30/20265TX
TRUENORTH TRUCKING INC433861604/02/202504/02/20251OH
SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC416773402/13/202502/13/20251OR
JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC209685011/05/202411/05/20241OH
AVA LOGISTICS LLC352471905/17/202405/17/20241OH
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.
OWS031IA—STRIPES LOGISTICS COMPANY09/17/2025 → 04/30/20265
OWS031IA—TRUENORTH TRUCKING INC04/02/2025 → 04/02/20251
OWS031IA—SMART START TRANSPORTATION INC02/13/2025 → 02/13/20251
R820947OH—JF EXPRESS FR8 LLC11/05/2024 → 11/05/20241
R820947OH—AVA LOGISTICS LLC05/17/2024 → 05/17/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/20/2026