Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Kenworth W900

1XKWD69X5YJ843221 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenOct 2, 2023
NC
Last seenMay 8, 2025
IL
Inspected under 3 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
1XKWD69X5YJ843221
Make
Kenworth
Model
W900
Model year
2000
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 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 · Oct 2, 2023 – May 8, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 8, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0—MICHAEL LEE STEELE JR 3525741P1153209/IL
Feb 29, 2024KYII · Walk-around0—BISON TRANSPORT INC 833995AG94648/PA
Oct 2, 2023NCIII · Driver-only0—M J DANIELS LLC 1435662AG94648/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MICHAEL LEE STEELE JR3525741May 8, 2025May 8, 20251IL
BISON TRANSPORT INC833995Feb 29, 2024Feb 29, 20241PA
M J DANIELS LLC1435662Oct 2, 2023Oct 2, 20231PA
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.
P1153209IL—MICHAEL LEE STEELE JRMay 8, 2025 → May 8, 20251
AG94648PA—BISON TRANSPORT INCFeb 29, 2024 → Feb 29, 20241
AG94648PA—M J DANIELS LLCOct 2, 2023 → Oct 2, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 26, 2026