Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1987 Peterbilt 359

1XP9DB9X1HD208981 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen11/16/2023
PA
Last seen08/12/2025
PA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1XP9DB9X1HD208981
Make
Peterbilt
Model
359
Model year
1987
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 · 11/16/2023 – 08/12/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/12/2025PAII · Walk-around3—HESS TRANSFER LLC 2844187PENDING/PA
05/14/2025PAIII · Driver-only1—HESS TRANSFER LLC 2844187—
05/29/2024PAIII · Driver-only2—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670AH25560/PA
05/07/2024PAIII · Driver-only1—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670AH25560/PA
11/16/2023PAIII · Driver-only0—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670AH25560/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HESS TRANSFER LLC284418705/14/202508/12/20252PA
THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY12067011/16/202305/29/20243OH
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.
PENDINGPA—HESS TRANSFER LLC08/12/2025 → 08/12/20251
—OT—HESS TRANSFER LLC05/14/2025 → 05/14/20251
AH25560PA—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY11/16/2023 → 05/29/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026