Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT6CEC18085 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
13 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 11
First seen03/26/2025
WY
Last seen04/15/2026
GA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 13 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
1FT8W3DT6CEC18085
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
06/17/2026
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 · 03/26/2025 – 04/15/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/15/2026GAIII · Driver-only2—DEMO EXPRESS LLC 4193649VRB7660/TX
02/12/2026NYII · Walk-around5OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
01/13/2026ALI · Full6—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
01/12/2026ILI · Full2—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
12/18/2025WII · Full4—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
12/12/2025KYI · Full3—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
11/12/2025NCI · Full1—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
08/19/2025MSI · Full8OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139PCR0502/TX
06/24/2025GAIII · Driver-only6—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
04/16/2025TNI · Full0—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
03/26/2025WYI · Full4OOSCATRA HOTSHOT LLC 3995139VRB7660/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DEMO EXPRESS LLC419364904/15/202604/15/20261TX
CATRA HOTSHOT LLC399513903/26/202502/12/202610TX
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.
VRB7660TX—DEMO EXPRESS LLC04/15/2026 → 04/15/20261
VRB7660TX—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC03/26/2025 → 02/12/20268
PCR0502TX—CATRA HOTSHOT LLC08/19/2025 → 11/12/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/17/2026