Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2010 Ic bus PB305

4DRBWAAR8AA109940 · Bus - School Bus · BUS
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seen07/31/2023
CA
Last seen01/28/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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
4DRBWAAR8AA109940
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
07/14/2026
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 – 01/28/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
01/28/2026CAV · Vehicle-only0—BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC 26830838HEW202/CA
08/02/2024CAV · Vehicle-only0—ESSENTIAL LLC 24954048HEW202/CA
06/09/2024CAI · Full0—ESSENTIAL LLC 24954048HEW202/CA
07/31/2023CAV · Vehicle-only0—ESSENTIAL LLC 24954048HEW202/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC268308301/28/202601/28/20261CA
ESSENTIAL LLC249540407/31/202308/02/20243CA
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.
8HEW202CA—BROOKS TRANSPORTATION INC01/28/2026 → 01/28/20261
8HEW202CA—ESSENTIAL LLC07/31/2023 → 08/02/20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/14/2026