Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2024 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9REF01539 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
19 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections4
of 11
First seenDec 3, 2024
TX
Last seenJul 10, 2026
TN
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 19 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
1FT8W3DT9REF01539
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2024
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
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

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
F01539

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
2024

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.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Dec 3, 2024 – Jul 10, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 10, 2026TNI · Full1OOSSMITH LOGISTICAL SERVICES LTD 4377966B1661881/MS
Jun 19, 2026MTIII · Driver-only0SMITH LOGISTICAL SERVICES LTD 4377966B1661881/MS
Jun 11, 2026MOI · Full3OOSSMITH LOGISTICAL SERVICES LTD 4377966B1661881/MS
Apr 30, 2026OKI · Full1FORREST AND SON TRANSPORTATION LLC 4557792B1661881/MS
Apr 30, 2026OKI · Full1FORREST AND SON TRANSPORTATION LLC 4557792B1661881/MS
Apr 30, 2026OKI · Full1FORREST AND SON TRANSPORTATION LLC 4557792B1661881/MS
Oct 28, 2025TXI · Full2OOSBOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC 4093630P287907/LA
Sep 10, 2025ARI · Full0BOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC 4093630P287907/LA
May 12, 2025TXI · Full0BOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC 4093630P287907/LA
May 4, 2025ARII · Walk-around1OOSBOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC 4093630P287907/LA
Dec 3, 2024TXI · Full0BOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC 4093630P287907/LA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SMITH LOGISTICAL SERVICES LTD4377966Jun 11, 2026Jul 10, 20263GA
FORREST AND SON TRANSPORTATION LLC4557792Apr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20263MS
BOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLC4093630Dec 3, 2024Oct 28, 20255LA
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.
B1661881MS1SMITH LOGISTICAL SERVICES LTDJun 11, 2026Jul 10, 20263
B1661881MS1FORREST AND SON TRANSPORTATION LLCApr 30, 2026Apr 30, 20263
P287907LABOCKEL CRANE SERVICE LLCDec 3, 2024Oct 28, 20255
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026