Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2014 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDA48X3EJ398043 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenJun 6, 2024
CA
Last seenJul 23, 2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 25 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
1XKDA48X3EJ398043
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2014
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 27, 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
1XK

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
DA48X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1984 or 2014

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

North American serial sequence
398043

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
KENWORTH

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 38 decoded VINs at 97.4% prefix purity.

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
2014

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-Tractor

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

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

  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

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Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jun 6, 2024 – Jul 23, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 23, 2026CAIII · Driver-only1MARTIN TRUCKING COMPANY INC 4561760WP85117/CA
Aug 25, 2025CAI · Full4BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85117/CA
Jun 6, 2024CAII · Walk-around0BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC 1885419WP85117/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MARTIN TRUCKING COMPANY INC4561760Jul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261CA
BENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INC1885419Jun 6, 2024Aug 25, 20252CA
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.
WP85117CA1MARTIN TRUCKING COMPANY INCJul 23, 2026Jul 23, 20261
WP85117CABENJAMIN'S TRANSFER INCJun 6, 2024Aug 25, 20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 27, 2026