Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2012 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X9CD164249 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
22 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen07/10/2024
UT
Last seen05/28/2026
SD
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 22 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
1XPWD49X9CD164249
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2012
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/12/2026
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 · 07/10/2024 – 05/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/28/2026SDIII · Driver-only0DA RAN INC 310502PZB3677/MN
03/21/2025IAII · Walk-around0TRALO COMPANIES INC 1158934PAW3932/MN
08/12/2024NDIII · Driver-only0KOHOUT TRUCKING INC 454111PAW1597/MN
07/10/2024UTIII · Driver-only0KOHOUT TRUCKING INC 454111PAW1597/MN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
DA RAN INC31050205/28/202605/28/20261MN
TRALO COMPANIES INC115893403/21/202503/21/20251MN
KOHOUT TRUCKING INC45411107/10/202408/12/20242MN
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.
PZB3677MNDA RAN INC05/28/202605/28/20261
PAW3932MNTRALO COMPANIES INC03/21/202503/21/20251
PAW1597MNKOHOUT TRUCKING INC07/10/202408/12/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026