Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1993 Peterbilt 357

1XPALB0X3PN339500 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
28 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seenJun 29, 2023
PA
Last seenOct 14, 2025
PA
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 28 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
1XPALB0X3PN339500
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1993
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 12, 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
ALB0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1993 or 2023

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

North American serial sequence
339500

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 · 26 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 26 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
1993

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
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 · Jun 29, 2023 – Oct 14, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Oct 14, 2025PAIII · Driver-only3SAFFORD MAINTENANCE LLC 445550252137PF/NY
Sep 26, 2025PAII · Walk-around5OOSSAFFORD MAINTENANCE LLC 445550249320PF/NY
Jul 27, 2023PAII · Walk-around5OOSSAFFORD SERVICE CORP 115432515158PF/NY
Jun 29, 2023PAII · Walk-around7AKERLY CONCRETE INC 232772115158PF/NY
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
SAFFORD MAINTENANCE LLC4455502Sep 26, 2025Oct 14, 20252NY
SAFFORD SERVICE CORP1154325Jul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231NY
AKERLY CONCRETE INC2327721Jun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231PA
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.
52137PFNYSAFFORD MAINTENANCE LLCOct 14, 2025Oct 14, 20251
49320PFNYSAFFORD MAINTENANCE LLCSep 26, 2025Sep 26, 20251
15158PFNYSAFFORD SERVICE CORPJul 27, 2023Jul 27, 20231
15158PFNYAKERLY CONCRETE INCJun 29, 2023Jun 29, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 12, 2026