Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1NPBL49X5JD388739 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
24 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen05/28/2024
CA
Last seen05/22/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 24 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
1NPBL49X5JD388739
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/07/2026
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 · 05/28/2024 – 05/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/22/2026CAI · Full0—TOW WERKS LLC 261599587341H3/CA
05/27/2025CAI · Full0—TOW WERKS LLC 261599587341H3/CA
05/22/2025CAI · Full2OOSTOW WERKS LLC 261599587341H3/CA
05/28/2024CAI · Full2—TOWWERKS LLC 377487787341H3/CA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
TOW WERKS LLC261599505/22/202505/22/20263CA
TOWWERKS LLC377487705/28/202405/28/20241CA
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.
87341H3CA—TOW WERKS LLC05/22/2025 → 05/22/20263
87341H3CA—TOWWERKS LLC05/28/2024 → 05/28/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/07/2026