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2012 Peterbilt 388

1NPWX4EX1CD151843 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen08/23/2024
NJ
Last seen05/08/2026
NJ
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPWX4EX1CD151843
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/21/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 08/23/2024 – 05/08/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/08/2026NJII · Walk-around2OOSRALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
03/06/2026NJII · Walk-around1—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
12/29/2025NJII · Walk-around0—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
10/20/2025NJII · Walk-around0—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS 309317XBCL27/NJ
11/15/2024NJII · Walk-around1—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
10/09/2024NJIII · Driver-only0—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
08/23/2024NJII · Walk-around1—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC 1362764XBCL27/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC136276408/23/202405/08/20266NJ
RALPH CLAYTON & SONS30931710/20/202510/20/20251NJ
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.
XBCL27NJ—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS LLC08/23/2024 → 05/08/20266
XBCL27NJ—RALPH CLAYTON & SONS10/20/2025 → 10/20/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026