Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X4GD297880 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seen12/01/2023
TX
Last seen06/19/2024
NM
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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
1XPBDP9X4GD297880
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2016
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/25/2026
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 · 12/01/2023 – 06/19/2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/19/2024NMIII · Driver-only0—MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
03/23/2024NMII · Walk-around0—MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
03/05/2024AZII · Walk-around1OOSMER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
02/21/2024CAI · Full3—MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
02/07/2024IDI · Full4—MER CARGO LLC 3915238AN1057/ID
12/01/2023TXII · Walk-around0—RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC 3463134AN1057/ID
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MER CARGO LLC391523802/07/202406/19/20245ID
RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC346313412/01/202312/01/20231ID
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.
AN1057ID—MER CARGO LLC02/07/2024 → 06/19/20245
AN1057ID—RL DESUE TRUCKING LLC12/01/2023 → 12/01/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026