Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2003 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB9X13D598167 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
18 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 9
First seen03/27/2024
PA
Last seen09/16/2025
OH
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 18 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
1XPFDB9X13D598167
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
2003
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/19/2026
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 · 03/27/2024 – 09/16/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
09/16/2025OHII · Walk-around0—AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC 282721AH59353/PA
05/20/2025NYIII · Driver-only0—JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
04/16/2025OKI · Full3OOSJAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
04/01/2025NYII · Walk-around2OOSJAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
02/04/2025NYII · Walk-around9—JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
01/14/2025PAII · Walk-around0—JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
09/12/2024NYII · Walk-around2—JAMES HAFER 203051AH59353/PA
07/09/2024NYII · Walk-around0—JAMES HAFER 203051AH28350/PA
03/27/2024PAIII · Driver-only1—JAMES HAFER 203051AH28350/PA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC28272109/16/202509/16/20251PA
JAMES HAFER20305103/27/202405/20/20258PA
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.
AH59353PA—AMERICAN TRANSPORT INC09/16/2025 → 09/16/20251
AH59353PA—JAMES HAFER09/12/2024 → 05/20/20256
AH28350PA—JAMES HAFER03/27/2024 → 07/09/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/19/2026