Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X8JD485437 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
16 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenJul 26, 2023
AL
Last seenNov 23, 2024
AL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 16 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPBDP9X8JD485437
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
Jul 12, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
485437

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
PETERBILT

Prefix basis · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
579

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 26, 2023 – Nov 23, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Nov 23, 2024ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC 784599PWG6315/OH
Jun 27, 2024ALI · Full2QFS TRANSPORTATION LLC 2244717NONE/GA
Sep 25, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC 784599PWG6316/OH
Jul 26, 2023ALIII · Driver-only0SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC 784599PWG6315/OH
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SOUTHERN HAULERS LLC784599Jul 26, 2023Nov 23, 20243OH
QFS TRANSPORTATION LLC2244717Jun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
PWG6315OHSOUTHERN HAULERS LLCJul 26, 2023Nov 23, 20242
NONEGAQFS TRANSPORTATION LLCJun 27, 2024Jun 27, 20241
PWG6316OHSOUTHERN HAULERS LLCSep 25, 2023Sep 25, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026