Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DTXPEC68204 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen05/14/2024
CO
Last seen11/13/2024
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1FT8W3DTXPEC68204
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
06/28/2026
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 · 05/14/2024 – 11/13/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/13/2024MOI · Full4OOSMLK START INC 4189900DD07GL/FL
11/12/2024OHI · Full0—MLK START INC 4189900DD07GL/FL
09/26/2024LAII · Walk-around1—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
08/16/2024TNI · Full0—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
05/14/2024COI · Full1—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC 2498811DB16DB/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MLK START INC418990011/12/202411/13/20242IL
TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC249881105/14/202409/26/20243IL
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.
DD07GLFL—MLK START INC11/12/2024 → 11/13/20242
DB16DBFL—TAURUS AUTO GROUP INC05/14/2024 → 09/26/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026