Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9XXJD443786 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
23 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 6
First seen03/06/2024
LA
Last seen02/13/2026
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 23 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
1XPBDP9XXJD443786
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
06/25/2026
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 · 03/06/2024 – 02/13/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/13/2026PAIII · Driver-only1—BUTTERFLY XPRESS LLC 2447891CDWN13/CO
09/22/2025IDI · Full7OOSBUTTERFLY XPRESS LLC 2447891CDWN13/CO
09/04/2025WAIII · Driver-only6OOSBUTTERFLY XPRESS LLC 2447891CDWN13/CO
04/13/2025NEIII · Driver-only1—VTI TRANSPORT LLC 20769833747932/IN
11/15/2024LAIII · Driver-only3—ARK EXPRESS LLC 372477540578PZ/VA
03/06/2024LAIII · Driver-only0—ARK EXPRESS LLC 372477540578PZ/VA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BUTTERFLY XPRESS LLC244789109/04/202502/13/20263CO
VTI TRANSPORT LLC207698304/13/202504/13/20251IN
ARK EXPRESS LLC372477503/06/202411/15/20242VA
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.
CDWN13CO—BUTTERFLY XPRESS LLC09/04/2025 → 02/13/20263
3747932IN—VTI TRANSPORT LLC04/13/2025 → 04/13/20251
40578PZVA—ARK EXPRESS LLC03/06/2024 → 11/15/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026