Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2000 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X0YN490278 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
29 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 7
First seen12/11/2023
MS
Last seen05/07/2026
KS
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 29 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
1XP5DB9X0YN490278
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
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
06/21/2026
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 · 12/11/2023 – 05/07/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/07/2026KSIII · Driver-only0—B & T EXPRESS INC 2854421226049/AL
04/28/2026ALII · Walk-around10OOSB & T EXPRESS INC 2854421226049/AL
02/16/2026KYI · Full1OOSB & T EXPRESS INC 2854421226049/AL
09/21/2025TNI · Full7OOSBILLY HUNTER BOWLING 29236937010721/AL
06/01/2025ALII · Walk-around8OOSBILLY HUNTER BOWLING 29236937000422/AL
09/26/2024MSIII · Driver-only0—BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC 600382P1239307/IL
12/11/2023MSII · Walk-around3—BILLY HUNTER BOWLING 29236931202288/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
B & T EXPRESS INC28544202/16/202605/07/20263OH
BILLY HUNTER BOWLING292369312/11/202309/21/20253AL
BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC60038209/26/202409/26/20241GA
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.
1226049AL—B & T EXPRESS INC02/16/2026 → 05/07/20263
7010721AL—BILLY HUNTER BOWLING09/21/2025 → 09/21/20251
7000422AL—BILLY HUNTER BOWLING06/01/2025 → 06/01/20251
P1239307IL—BENNETT TRUCK TRANSPORT LLC09/26/2024 → 09/26/20241
1202288AL—BILLY HUNTER BOWLING12/11/2023 → 12/11/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026