Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Western star 4900

2WKPDCXH5VK945937 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
17 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen07/15/2024
KY
Last seen12/19/2025
GA
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 17 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
2WKPDCXH5VK945937
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
1997
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 · 07/15/2024 – 12/19/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
12/19/2025GAIII · Driver-only2—BH TRANS INC 2888905P1308579/IL
11/21/2025MSIII · Driver-only0—BH TRANS INC 2888905P1308579/IL
10/08/2025USI · Full0—BH TRANS INC 2888905P1308579/IL
04/29/2025KYII · Walk-around0—F2F TRANSPORT LLC 239699TEMP/TN
01/13/2025ARI · Full1—AMERICAN PRIDE CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION LLC 3526320PXB4491/OH
07/15/2024KYII · Walk-around3—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY 120670TEMP IRP/IN
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BH TRANS INC288890510/08/202512/19/20253IL
F2F TRANSPORT LLC23969904/29/202504/29/20251TN
AMERICAN PRIDE CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION LLC352632001/13/202501/13/20251OH
THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY12067007/15/202407/15/20241OH
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.
P1308579IL—BH TRANS INC10/08/2025 → 12/19/20253
TEMPTN—F2F TRANSPORT LLC04/29/2025 → 04/29/20251
PXB4491OH—AMERICAN PRIDE CONCRETE AND CONSTRUCTION LLC01/13/2025 → 01/13/20251
TEMP IRPIN—THE KAPLAN TRUCKING COMPANY07/15/2024 → 07/15/20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/25/2026