Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2006 Peterbilt 357

1NPALU0XX6N884842 · Truck · INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
Carriers run under2
11 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 4
First seenSep 20, 2024
PA
Last seenAug 7, 2025
PA
Inspected under 2 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.
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1NPALU0XX6N884842
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
2006
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
INCOMPLETE VEHICLE
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 7, 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
1NP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ALU0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
X · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value X.

Model year candidates
2006 or 2036

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

North American serial sequence
884842

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
PETERBILT

Prefix basis · 199 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 199 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
2006

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
357

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 20, 2024 – Aug 7, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 7, 2025PAIII · Driver-only0A & J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3446971AH53934/PA
Jan 16, 2025PAI · Full2A & J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3446971AH53934/PA
Dec 10, 2024PAIII · Driver-only0A & J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 3446971AH53934/PA
Sep 20, 2024PAI · Full4BELLS TRUCKING 2141725ZSP7181/PA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
A & J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3446971Dec 10, 2024Aug 7, 20253PA
BELLS TRUCKING2141725Sep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241PA
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.
AH53934PAA & J TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCDec 10, 2024Aug 7, 20253
ZSP7181PABELLS TRUCKINGSep 20, 2024Sep 20, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 7, 2026