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2012 Kenworth T7 Series

1XKFDP9X2CJ310970 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seen08/22/2024
AR
Last seen03/04/2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 19 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
1XKFDP9X2CJ310970
Make
Kenworth
Model
T7 Series
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/26/2026
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 · 08/22/2024 – 03/04/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/04/2026KYIII · Driver-only2—MERIX EXPEDITED SERVICES LLC 241207306KU9A/MO
01/18/2026ARIII · Driver-only1—MERIX EXPEDITED SERVICES LLC 2412073TEMPORARY/MO
08/22/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—CHELSEA TRANSPORT LLC 2405469NO PLATE/MO
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERIX EXPEDITED SERVICES LLC241207301/18/202603/04/20262MO
CHELSEA TRANSPORT LLC240546908/22/202408/22/20241MO
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.
06KU9AMO—MERIX EXPEDITED SERVICES LLC03/04/2026 → 03/04/20261
TEMPORARYMO—MERIX EXPEDITED SERVICES LLC01/18/2026 → 01/18/20261
NO PLATEMO—CHELSEA TRANSPORT LLC08/22/2024 → 08/22/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/26/2026