Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D40X16N896978 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen08/28/2023
KY
Last seen02/09/2026
KY
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
1XP5D40X16N896978
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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 · 08/28/2023 – 02/09/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/09/2026KYIII · Driver-only0—RIDGCO LLC 4198100TEMP/KY
08/22/2025KYII · Walk-around0—C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649859187/KY
07/17/2025KYII · Walk-around0—C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649859187/KY
01/05/2024KYII · Walk-around0—C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649859187/KY
08/28/2023KYII · Walk-around0—C4 CONTRACTING LLC 2874649859187/KY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RIDGCO LLC419810002/09/202602/09/20261KY
C4 CONTRACTING LLC287464908/28/202308/22/20254KY
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.
TEMPKY—RIDGCO LLC02/09/2026 → 02/09/20261
859187KY—C4 CONTRACTING LLC08/28/2023 → 08/22/20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026