Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1998 Western star 4900E

2WKEDDXJ5WK949567 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
23 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen06/23/2023
WV
Last seen05/20/2025
SC
Inspected under 2 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
2WKEDDXJ5WK949567
Make
Western star
Model
4900E
Model year
1998
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 · 06/23/2023 – 05/20/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
05/20/2025SCIII · Driver-only0—HOUSTON HAULING LLC 3913170P880593/SC
01/15/2025SCIII · Driver-only1—HOUSTON HAULING LLC 3913170P880593/SC
06/06/2024SCIII · Driver-only0—HOUSTON HAULING LLC 3913170P866643/SC
06/23/2023WVII · Walk-around3—ROBERT MOONEY 1575171B300224/WV
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HOUSTON HAULING LLC391317006/06/202405/20/20253SC
ROBERT MOONEY157517106/23/202306/23/20231WV
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.
P880593SC—HOUSTON HAULING LLC01/15/2025 → 05/20/20252
P866643SC—HOUSTON HAULING LLC06/06/2024 → 06/06/20241
B300224WV—ROBERT MOONEY06/23/2023 → 06/23/20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/12/2026