Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X8KD466940 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen07/01/2024
NE
Last seen04/29/2026
CA
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
1XPBDP9X8KD466940
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2019
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/29/2026
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 · 07/01/2024 – 04/29/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/29/2026CAI · Full0—PISTON TRANSPORT INC 3234479ZP62375/CA
12/28/2024CAIII · Driver-only0—ALIEN TRANS INC 4080198ZP02716/CA
11/29/2024CAIII · Driver-only0—ALIEN TRANS INC 4080198ZP02716/CA
08/27/2024IAII · Walk-around2—ALIEN TRANS INC 4080198ZP02716/CA
07/01/2024NEIII · Driver-only5—ALIEN TRANS INC 4080198ZP02716/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PISTON TRANSPORT INC323447904/29/202604/29/20261CA
ALIEN TRANS INC408019807/01/202412/28/20244CA
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.
ZP62375CA—PISTON TRANSPORT INC04/29/2026 → 04/29/20261
ZP02716CA—ALIEN TRANS INC07/01/2024 → 12/28/20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/29/2026