Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DB9X9WN454697 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen09/06/2023
MT
Last seen05/15/2025
UT
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1XP5DB9X9WN454697
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
07/12/2026
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 · 09/06/2023 – 05/15/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/15/2025UTIII · Driver-only1—1083312 ALBERTA LTD 2141504A63249/AB
05/09/2025MTIII · Driver-only0—1083312 ALBERTA LTD 2141504A68249/AB
08/02/2024MTII · Walk-around2—1083312 ALBERTA LTD 2141504A68249/AB
09/06/2023MTII · Walk-around1—CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD 551442A53691/AB
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
1083312 ALBERTA LTD214150408/02/202405/15/20253AB
CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD55144209/06/202309/06/20231AB
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.
A63249AB—1083312 ALBERTA LTD05/15/2025 → 05/15/20251
A68249AB—1083312 ALBERTA LTD08/02/2024 → 05/09/20252
A53691AB—CAVEMAN TRANSPORT LTD09/06/2023 → 09/06/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026
1998 Peterbilt 379 — VIN 1XP5DB9X9WN454697