Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1997 Peterbilt 379

1XP5D69X4VN427865 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under4
34 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seenJul 31, 2023
IL
Last seenMay 28, 2026
GA
Inspected under 4 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
1XP5D69X4VN427865
Make
Peterbilt
Model
379
Model year
1997
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 11, 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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
5D69X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1997 or 2027

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

North American serial sequence
427865

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 · 728 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
379

Prefix basis · 728 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
1997

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
379

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

  • 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 · Jul 31, 2023 – May 28, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 28, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2MERCIER TRUCKING COMPANY LLC 618002C564FJ/GA
Feb 13, 2026GAIII · Driver-only7OOSANTPAT EXPRESS LLC 4073549NO TAG/GA
Oct 23, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3SKYLORD TRUCK SERVICES LLC 4364278A014399/SC
Jul 31, 2023ILIII · Driver-only1JB TRUCKING SERVICES CORP 4053229AX861H/NJ
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Carriers this unit has run under

4 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MERCIER TRUCKING COMPANY LLC618002May 28, 2026May 28, 20261GA
ANTPAT EXPRESS LLC4073549Feb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261GA
SKYLORD TRUCK SERVICES LLC4364278Oct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251SC
JB TRUCKING SERVICES CORP4053229Jul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231NJ
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.
C564FJGAMERCIER TRUCKING COMPANY LLCMay 28, 2026May 28, 20261
NO TAGGAANTPAT EXPRESS LLCFeb 13, 2026Feb 13, 20261
A014399SCSKYLORD TRUCK SERVICES LLCOct 23, 2025Oct 23, 20251
AX861HNJJB TRUCKING SERVICES CORPJul 31, 2023Jul 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 11, 2026