Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBD49X4JD485174 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 5
First seen07/22/2023
NM
Last seen08/14/2025
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 25 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
1XPBD49X4JD485174
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
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 · 07/22/2023 – 08/14/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
08/14/2025TXII · Walk-around0—PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC 3767834R728039/TX
01/12/2025MOIII · Driver-only3—JOSE LUIS CORTEZ JR 2648282R728039/TX
08/20/2024ARIII · Driver-only0—JOSE LUIS CORTEZ JR 2648282R728039/TX
12/08/2023LAIII · Driver-only0—ROYAL FREIGHT LP 959806R4566HY/TN
07/22/2023NMII · Walk-around1OOSROYAL FREIGHT LP 959806R4566HY/TN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC376783408/14/202508/14/20251TX
JOSE LUIS CORTEZ JR264828208/20/202401/12/20252TX
ROYAL FREIGHT LP95980607/22/202312/08/20232TX
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.
R728039TX—PAPALI LOGISTICS LLC08/14/2025 → 08/14/20251
R728039TX—JOSE LUIS CORTEZ JR08/20/2024 → 01/12/20252
R4566HYTN—ROYAL FREIGHT LP07/22/2023 → 12/08/20232
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026