Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2015 Kenworth T8 Series

1XKDD49X5FJ431860 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
T800
Carriers run under3
35 mo
Inspections7
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 7
First seenAug 10, 2023
TX
Last seenJul 9, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 35 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
1XKDD49X5FJ431860
Make
Kenworth
Model
T8 Series
Model year
2015
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 24, 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
DD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1985 or 2015

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

North American serial sequence
431860

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 · 1,944 decoded VINs at 93.9% prefix purity.

Model
T8 Series

Prefix basis · 1,944 decoded VINs at 93.9% prefix purity.

Model line
T800

Sourced label · prefix basis 1,944 decoded VINs at 93.9% 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
2015

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 · Aug 10, 2023 – Jul 9, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 9, 2026TXII · Walk-around4OOSSHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N84502/TX
Jan 15, 2026TXII · Walk-around4SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N84502/TX
Dec 2, 2025TXII · Walk-around2SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N84502/TX
Oct 29, 2025TXIII · Driver-only3SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N84502/TX
Aug 23, 2025TXII · Walk-around3SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC 38278621N84502/TX
Apr 8, 2025NMII · Walk-around4OOSEXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC 3648575R787573/TX
Aug 10, 2023TXII · Walk-around3J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC 3059391R647115/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLC3827862Aug 23, 2025Jul 9, 20265TX
EXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLC3648575Apr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251TX
J&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INC3059391Aug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231TX
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.
1N84502TX1SHEPHERD ENERGY SERVICES LLCAug 23, 2025Jul 9, 20265
R787573TXEXPRESS TRANSPORTATION LOGISTICS LLCApr 8, 2025Apr 8, 20251
R647115TXJ&M BURNS TRANSPORTATION INCAug 10, 2023Aug 10, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026