Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Kenworth T8 Series

1NKDX4EX4JJ194956 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
3 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenMay 8, 2024
FL
Last seenAug 26, 2024
FL
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 3 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
1NKDX4EX4JJ194956
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 6, 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
1NK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DX4EX

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
194956

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
KENWORTH

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
T8 Series

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · May 8, 2024 – Aug 26, 2024

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 26, 2024FLII · Walk-around3LAKSHMI TRUCKING SERVICES LLC 3032564P1338G/FL
May 24, 2024FLII · Walk-around4CENTRAL FLORIDA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 3469754P1338G/FL
May 11, 2024FLIII · Driver-only3CENTRAL FLORIDA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 3469754P1338G/FL
May 8, 2024FLIII · Driver-only0CENTRAL FLORIDA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC 3469754P1338G/FL
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
LAKSHMI TRUCKING SERVICES LLC3032564Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241FL
CENTRAL FLORIDA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC3469754May 8, 2024May 24, 20243FL
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.
P1338GFLLAKSHMI TRUCKING SERVICES LLCAug 26, 2024Aug 26, 20241
P1338GFLCENTRAL FLORIDA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLCMay 8, 2024May 24, 20243
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 6, 2026