Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT1CEA40555 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
16 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 6
First seen02/27/2025
MI
Last seen06/05/2026
LA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 16 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
1FT8W3CT1CEA40555
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2012
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
06/22/2026
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 · 02/27/2025 – 06/05/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/05/2026LAIII · Driver-only1OOSKDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC 4518172EFL841/MI
04/09/2026TXII · Walk-around8OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 4492127EFL841/MI
03/11/2026GAI · Full13OOSDMLCSL LLC 4476927EFL841/MI
08/21/2025FLI · Full15OOSAPI AUTO GROUP LLC 4285236EFL841/MI
04/24/2025WIII · Walk-around8OOS123 DISTRIBUTION LLC 3905981EFL841/MI
02/27/2025MIII · Walk-around5—123 DISTRIBUTION LLC 3905981EFL841/MI
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC451817206/05/202606/05/20261IL
LCZW CARGO LLC449212704/09/202604/09/20261IL
DMLCSL LLC447692703/11/202603/11/20261IL
API AUTO GROUP LLC428523608/21/202508/21/20251CA
123 DISTRIBUTION LLC390598102/27/202504/24/20252MI
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.
EFL841MI—KDN TRANSPORT GROUP LLC06/05/2026 → 06/05/20261
EFL841MI—LCZW CARGO LLC04/09/2026 → 04/09/20261
EFL841MI—DMLCSL LLC03/11/2026 → 03/11/20261
EFL841MI—API AUTO GROUP LLC08/21/2025 → 08/21/20251
EFL841MI—123 DISTRIBUTION LLC02/27/2025 → 04/24/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/22/2026