Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB8X3TN389472 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
19 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen08/19/2024
TX
Last seen03/11/2026
TX
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
1XP5DB8X3TN389472
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1996
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 · 08/19/2024 – 03/11/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
03/11/2026TXII · Walk-around0—POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC 5651623507013/IN
01/13/2026MSII · Walk-around0—POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC 5651623507013/IN
12/11/2025NMI · Full6OOSPOWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC 5651623507013/IN
09/30/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1252081/IL
08/19/2024TXII · Walk-around0—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC 92693P1252081/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC56516212/11/202503/11/20263IN
BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC9269308/19/202409/30/20242GA
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.
3507013IN—POWERSOURCE TRANSPORTATION INC12/11/2025 → 03/11/20263
P1252081IL—BENNETT MOTOR EXPRESS LLC08/19/2024 → 09/30/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026