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2010 Ic bus PB305

4DRBWAAR6AA142628 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 6
First seen07/31/2023
CA
Last seen11/03/2025
CA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
4DRBWAAR6AA142628
Make
Ic bus
Model
PB305
Model year
2010
Body class
Bus - School Bus
Vehicle type
BUS
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
06/28/2026
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 · 07/31/2023 – 11/03/2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
11/03/2025CAV · Vehicle-only0—BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC 26830838KQH435/CA
09/03/2025CAV · Vehicle-only4—BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC 26830838KQH435/CA
07/29/2025CAV · Vehicle-only1—ESSENTIAL BUS LINE INC 42963268KQH435/CA
11/07/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—ESSENTIAL BUS LINE INC 42963268KQH435/CA
08/02/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—ESSENTIAL LLC 24954048KQH435/CA
07/31/2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—ESSENTIAL LLC 24954048KQH435/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC268308309/03/202511/03/20252CA
ESSENTIAL BUS LINE INC429632611/07/202407/29/20252CA
ESSENTIAL LLC249540407/31/202308/02/20242CA
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.
8KQH435CA—BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC09/03/2025 → 11/03/20252
8KQH435CA—ESSENTIAL BUS LINE INC11/07/2024 → 07/29/20252
8KQH435CA—ESSENTIAL LLC07/31/2023 → 08/02/20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 06/28/2026
2010 Ic bus PB305 — VIN 4DRBWAAR6AA142628