Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2020 Ford F-350

1FT8W3BT7LED00197 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
4 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen12/10/2023
LA
Last seen04/16/2024
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 4 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
1FT8W3BT7LED00197
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2020
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
07/05/2026
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 · 12/10/2023 – 04/16/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/16/2024OHII · Walk-around5OOSA&A EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3785348SJW5159/TX
03/20/2024NCIII · Driver-only0—A&A EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC 3785348PYN2246/TX
02/22/2024INI · Full2OOSBNG LOGISTICS LLC 3854747PYN2246/TX
12/10/2023LAIII · Driver-only3—BNG LOGISTICS LLC 3854747SJW5159/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A&A EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC378534803/20/202404/16/20242TX
BNG LOGISTICS LLC385474712/10/202302/22/20242TX
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.
SJW5159TX—A&A EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC04/16/2024 → 04/16/20241
PYN2246TX—A&A EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LLC03/20/2024 → 03/20/20241
PYN2246TX—BNG LOGISTICS LLC02/22/2024 → 02/22/20241
SJW5159TX—BNG LOGISTICS LLC12/10/2023 → 12/10/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026