Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X2PD857216 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
31 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 7
First seen09/30/2023
AR
Last seen04/22/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 31 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
1XPBD49X2PD857216
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2023
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 · 09/30/2023 – 04/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/22/2026CAIII · Driver-only2—WAVE XPRESS INC 3573209ZP11268/CA
05/04/2025TXII · Walk-around0—PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160ZP11268/CA
01/24/2025ARIII · Driver-only1—PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP87372/CA
01/17/2025CAIII · Driver-only0—PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP87372/CA
07/10/2024ARIII · Driver-only2—PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP87372/CA
07/04/2024NCIII · Driver-only1—PTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP87372/CA
09/30/2023ARII · Walk-around2OOSPTL EXPRESS INC 3091160YP87372/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
WAVE XPRESS INC357320904/22/202604/22/20261AZ
PTL EXPRESS INC309116009/30/202305/04/20256CA
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.
ZP11268CA—WAVE XPRESS INC04/22/2026 → 04/22/20261
ZP11268CA—PTL EXPRESS INC05/04/2025 → 05/04/20251
YP87372CA—PTL EXPRESS INC09/30/2023 → 01/24/20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/21/2026