Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT4PEC78243 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under5
11 mo
Inspections16
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 16
First seenSep 3, 2025
NY
Last seenAug 5, 2026
PA
Inspected under 5 different carriers in 11 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
1FT8W3DT4PEC78243
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
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

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
C78243

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 · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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 · Sep 3, 2025 – Aug 5, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 5, 2026PAI · Full2THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLC 4538329VBG6846/PA
Jul 28, 2026OHI · Full0THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLC 4538329VBG6846/PA
Jul 8, 2026OHIII · Driver-only4OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979VBG6846/PA
Jul 6, 2026OHII · Walk-around6OOSQDPT CARGO LLC 4538979VBG6846/PA
Apr 10, 2026TNI · Full1OOSNHX LOGISTICS LLC 4515038VBG6846/PA
Mar 5, 2026NCIII · Driver-only1LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Mar 3, 2026NCIII · Driver-only2LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG846/PA
Feb 19, 2026LAIII · Driver-only2LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Feb 4, 2026SCII · Walk-around2OOSLCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Jan 11, 2026PAIII · Driver-only3LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Jan 8, 2026OHII · Walk-around2LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Jan 6, 2026MII · Full5LCZW CARGO LLC 4492127VBG6846/PA
Dec 9, 2025ILIII · Driver-only1OOSMLS CAPITAL INC 3648044VBG6846/PA
Dec 5, 2025MSI · Full2MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044VBG6846/PA
Nov 15, 2025MSI · Full0MLS CAPITAL INC 3648044VBG67846/PA
Sep 3, 2025NYIII · Driver-only9MLS CAPITAL INC 364804421464NG/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

5 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLC4538329Jul 28, 2026Aug 5, 20262FL
QDPT CARGO LLC4538979Jul 6, 2026Jul 8, 20262IL
NHX LOGISTICS LLC4515038Apr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261IL
LCZW CARGO LLC4492127Jan 6, 2026Mar 5, 20267IL
MLS CAPITAL INC3648044Sep 3, 2025Dec 9, 20254IL
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.
VBG6846PA1THE CLEARING PATH 101 LLCJul 28, 2026Aug 5, 20262
VBG6846PA1QDPT CARGO LLCJul 6, 2026Jul 8, 20262
VBG6846PANHX LOGISTICS LLCApr 10, 2026Apr 10, 20261
VBG6846PALCZW CARGO LLCJan 6, 2026Mar 5, 20266
VBG846PALCZW CARGO LLCMar 3, 2026Mar 3, 20261
VBG6846PA1MLS CAPITAL INCDec 5, 2025Dec 9, 20252
VBG67846PA1MLS CAPITAL INCNov 15, 2025Nov 15, 20251
21464NGNY1MLS CAPITAL INCSep 3, 2025Sep 3, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026