Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Peterbilt 379

1XP5DR9X5WD453318 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
27 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen02/14/2024
KY
Last seen05/26/2026
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 27 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
1XP5DR9X5WD453318
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 · 02/14/2024 – 05/26/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/26/2026KSII · Walk-around0—BOTNA EXPRESS LLC 3952906FX7720/IA
07/30/2024IAII · Walk-around3—BOTNA EXPRESS LLC 3952906FX7720/IA
07/03/2024IAII · Walk-around0—BOTNA EXPRESS LLC 3952906FX7720/IA
02/14/2024KYI · Full2—DAVID WARFFELI 805401FX7720/IA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BOTNA EXPRESS LLC395290607/03/202405/26/20263IA
DAVID WARFFELI80540102/14/202402/14/20241CO
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.
FX7720IA—BOTNA EXPRESS LLC07/03/2024 → 05/26/20263
FX7720IA—DAVID WARFFELI02/14/2024 → 02/14/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026