Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Caterpillar CF7AA

1HTJGTKT4DJ327786 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under3
34 mo
Inspections11
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 11
First seenSep 6, 2023
SC
Last seenJul 7, 2026
NC
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 34 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
1HTJGTKT4DJ327786
Make
Caterpillar
Model
CF7AA
Model year
2013
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
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
1HT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
JGTKT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
327786

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
CATERPILLAR

Prefix basis · 28 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
CF7AA

Prefix basis · 28 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
2013

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
CATERPILLAR

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
CF7AA

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Truck

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)

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 · Sep 6, 2023 – Jul 7, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 7, 2026NCII · Walk-around0ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICES 4410113ZB66742/NC
Mar 30, 2026NCII · Walk-around1ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICES 4410113ZB66742/NC
Feb 18, 2026NCII · Walk-around3ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICES 4410113ZB66742/NC
Aug 8, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICES 4410113ZB66742/NC
Jan 22, 2025NCIII · Driver-only0LITTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION LLC 3379297YA179494/NC
Jan 3, 2025NCII · Walk-around1LITTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION LLC 3379297YA179494/NC
Nov 25, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0LITTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION LLC 3379297YA179494/NC
Nov 12, 2024NCIII · Driver-only1DANEX TRUCKING LLC 3781636NS9423/NC
Feb 28, 2024NCIII · Driver-only0DANEX TRUCKING LLC 3781636NS9423/NC
Sep 8, 2023SCIII · Driver-only1DANEX TRUCKING LLC 3781636NS9423/NC
Sep 6, 2023SCIII · Driver-only0DANEX TRUCKING LLC 3781636NS9423/NC
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICES4410113Aug 8, 2025Jul 7, 20264NC
LITTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION LLC3379297Nov 25, 2024Jan 22, 20253NC
DANEX TRUCKING LLC3781636Sep 6, 2023Nov 12, 20244NC
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
ZB66742NC1ELK CREEK HAULING AND LAND SERVICESAug 8, 2025Jul 7, 20264
YA179494NCLITTLE MOUNTAIN CONSTRUCTION LLCNov 25, 2024Jan 22, 20253
NS9423NCDANEX TRUCKING LLCSep 6, 2023Nov 12, 20244
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026