Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2023 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT5PEE22818 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
23 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 9
First seenJun 6, 2024
AZ
Last seenMay 23, 2026
CO
Inspected under 4 different carriers in 23 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
1FT8W3DT5PEE22818
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 19, 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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

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
E22818

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 · Jun 6, 2024 – May 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 23, 2026COII · Walk-around2UNITRANSPORT LLC 4550986212845H/IL
Apr 27, 2026MTIII · Driver-only8OOSUSTA LOGISTICS INC 4182260212845H/IL
Oct 2, 2025TNI · Full4OOSALMA CARRIERS CORP 4118860212845H/IL
Feb 28, 2025KYI · Full1DRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
Dec 21, 2024LAIII · Driver-only0DRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
Dec 12, 2024VAI · Full3OOSDRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
Dec 4, 2024IAIII · Driver-only5DRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
Aug 10, 2024UTIII · Driver-only2OOSDRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
Jun 6, 2024AZIII · Driver-only0DRAW EXPRESS INC 3455199212845H/IL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
UNITRANSPORT LLC4550986May 23, 2026May 23, 20261WA
USTA LOGISTICS INC4182260Apr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261IL
ALMA CARRIERS CORP4118860Oct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251IL
DRAW EXPRESS INC3455199Jun 6, 2024Feb 28, 20256IL
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.
212845HILUNITRANSPORT LLCMay 23, 2026May 23, 20261
212845HILUSTA LOGISTICS INCApr 27, 2026Apr 27, 20261
212845HILALMA CARRIERS CORPOct 2, 2025Oct 2, 20251
212845HILDRAW EXPRESS INCJun 6, 2024Feb 28, 20256
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026