Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X16N893442 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
22 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 5
First seen10/30/2023
AL
Last seen08/26/2025
MS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 22 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
1XP5DB9X16N893442
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 · 10/30/2023 – 08/26/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/26/2025MSIV · Special4OOSSMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC 2696391223039/AL
09/23/2024ALII · Walk-around4—UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC 19944012A08YUC/AL
07/26/2024ALIII · Driver-only0—UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC 19944012A08YUC/AL
02/07/2024ALII · Walk-around3OOSUNIVERSAL PRECAST INC 19944012A08YUC/AL
10/30/2023ALII · Walk-around3—UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC 19944012A08YUC/AL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC26963908/26/202508/26/20251AL
UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC199440110/30/202309/23/20244AL
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.
1223039AL—SMITH SCRAP & SALVAGE INC08/26/2025 → 08/26/20251
2A08YUCAL—UNIVERSAL PRECAST INC10/30/2023 → 09/23/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026