Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-250

1FT8W2BT5REF76428 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
6 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenJan 22, 2026
WI
Last seenJul 29, 2026
TN
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 6 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1FT8W2BT5REF76428
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2024
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jul 16, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W2BT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
F76428

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
FORD

Prefix basis · 225 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-250

Prefix basis · 225 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2024

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-250

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jan 22, 2026 – Jul 29, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 29, 2026TNIII · Driver-only8GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP 4400670231600H/IL
Jul 10, 2026INI · Full1GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP 4400670231600H/IL
Feb 16, 2026PAI · Full0CONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921548974D/IL
Feb 6, 2026MOI · Full0CONNECTING CITIES INC 332092154897AD/IL
Jan 22, 2026WIII · Walk-around5CONNECTING CITIES INC 3320921548974D/IL
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORP4400670Jul 10, 2026Jul 29, 20262IL
CONNECTING CITIES INC3320921Jan 22, 2026Feb 16, 20263IL
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.
231600HIL1GALEAS GLOBAL LOGISTICS CORPJul 10, 2026Jul 29, 20262
548974DILCONNECTING CITIES INCJan 22, 2026Feb 16, 20262
54897ADILCONNECTING CITIES INCFeb 6, 2026Feb 6, 20261
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 16, 2026