Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Peterbilt 388

1XPWDB8X18D750800 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
36 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seen06/30/2023
MN
Last seen06/22/2026
MN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 36 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
1XPWDB8X18D750800
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/01/2026
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 · 06/30/2023 – 06/22/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
06/22/2026MNI · Full4—BRIAN C HOWE 139657120658P/ND
10/02/2025KSII · Walk-around0—BRIAN C HOWE 139657120658P/ND
04/29/2025NMIII · Driver-only0—C & W TRANSFER LLC 118749420658P/ND
03/06/2024WAII · Walk-around2—VALLEY EXPRESS INC 18924720658P/ND
06/30/2023MNIII · Driver-only1—BRIAN C HOWE 139657120658P/ND
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BRIAN C HOWE139657106/30/202306/22/20263ND
C & W TRANSFER LLC118749404/29/202504/29/20251SD
VALLEY EXPRESS INC18924703/06/202403/06/20241ND
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.
20658PND1BRIAN C HOWE06/30/2023 → 06/22/20263
20658PND—C & W TRANSFER LLC04/29/2025 → 04/29/20251
20658PND—VALLEY EXPRESS INC03/06/2024 → 03/06/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/01/2026