Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3CT8PEC34554 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under6
18 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 8
First seenFeb 24, 2025
FL
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TN
Inspected under 6 different carriers in 18 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
1FT8W3CT8PEC34554
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2023
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
8W3CT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
8 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 8.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
C34554

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 · 216 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 216 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
2023

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Feb 24, 2025 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TNI · Full0FIDELITY FREIGHT INC 3876930228411H/IL
Apr 10, 2026ILI · Full2EXPEDITION CARRIER INC 3162429228411H/IL
Dec 12, 2025MOI · Full0THE TIME TRANS INC 3568201P1297565/IL
Apr 18, 2025KSI · Full22BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC 2487340218558H/IL
Apr 11, 2025ILIII · Driver-only0J & A TRANSPORT LLC 1693752218558H/IL
Mar 11, 2025CTII · Walk-around4CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156P1267463/IL
Mar 7, 2025OHIII · Driver-only2CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156P1267463/IL
Feb 24, 2025FLI · Full12CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC 1165156P1267463/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

6 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
FIDELITY FREIGHT INC3876930Aug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261IL
EXPEDITION CARRIER INC3162429Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261IL
THE TIME TRANS INC3568201Dec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251IN
BARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLC2487340Apr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251IN
J & A TRANSPORT LLC1693752Apr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251IN
CRYSTAL TRUCKING INC1165156Feb 24, 2025Mar 11, 20253IN
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.
228411HIL1FIDELITY FREIGHT INCAug 4, 2026Aug 4, 20261
228411HILEXPEDITION CARRIER INCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
P1297565ILTHE TIME TRANS INCDec 12, 2025Dec 12, 20251
218558HILBARRINGTON CAPITAL GROUP LLCApr 18, 2025Apr 18, 20251
218558HILJ & A TRANSPORT LLCApr 11, 2025Apr 11, 20251
P1267463ILCRYSTAL TRUCKING INCFeb 24, 2025Mar 11, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026