Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X0WN449209 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
11 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen06/26/2024
IL
Last seen05/06/2025
WI
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 11 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
1XP5DB9X0WN449209
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1998
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 · 06/26/2024 – 05/06/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/06/2025WII · Full11OOSBLACKHOUND TRANSIT INC 2798204P1293860/IL
10/24/2024INIII · Driver-only1—ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1053045/IL
09/27/2024MTI · Full5OOSARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1053045/IL
08/27/2024PAIII · Driver-only2—ARC EXPRESS INC 4093379P1053045/IL
06/26/2024ILIII · Driver-only0—DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC 3066164P1053045/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BLACKHOUND TRANSIT INC279820405/06/202505/06/20251IL
ARC EXPRESS INC409337908/27/202410/24/20243IL
DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC306616406/26/202406/26/20241IL
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.
P1293860IL—BLACKHOUND TRANSIT INC05/06/2025 → 05/06/20251
P1053045IL—ARC EXPRESS INC08/27/2024 → 10/24/20243
P1053045IL—DRONE TRANSPORTATION INC06/26/2024 → 06/26/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026
1998 Peterbilt 379 — VIN 1XP5DB9X0WN449209