Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2001 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X81D550402 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 8
First seen10/23/2024
TX
Last seen04/27/2026
LA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XP5DB9X81D550402
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
2001
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 · 10/23/2024 – 04/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/27/2026LAII · Walk-around1—SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
04/20/2026LAIII · Driver-only3—SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
10/29/2025TXII · Walk-around8OOSSERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
09/12/2025TXII · Walk-around3—SERGIO HERNANDEZ 38952751M44583/TX
06/26/2025TXIII · Driver-only0—JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
06/18/2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSJONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
06/04/2025TXII · Walk-around4—JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
10/23/2024TXII · Walk-around2—JONATHAN EARL SHORTER 42163401M44583/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SERGIO HERNANDEZ389527509/12/202504/27/20264TX
JONATHAN EARL SHORTER421634010/23/202406/26/20254TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
1M44583TX—SERGIO HERNANDEZ09/12/2025 → 04/27/20264
1M44583TX—JONATHAN EARL SHORTER10/23/2024 → 06/26/20254
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026