Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Peterbilt 357

1XPALE0X0RN353195 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
30 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 6
First seenAug 30, 2023
TX
Last seenFeb 25, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 30 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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPALE0X0RN353195
Make
Peterbilt
Model
357
Model year
1994
Body class
Truck
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
1XP

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
ALE0X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
353195

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 · 13 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
357

Prefix basis · 13 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
1994

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 · Aug 30, 2023 – Feb 25, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Feb 25, 2026TXII · Walk-around5RONCO TRUCKING LLC 4186594TWY9698/TX
Feb 9, 2026TXIV · Special1RONCO TRUCKING LLC 4186594TWY9698/TX
Nov 6, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RONCO TRUCKING LLC 4186594TWY9698/TX
Oct 9, 2024TXII · Walk-around3RONCO TRUCKING LLC 4186594TWY9698/TX
Apr 23, 2024TXII · Walk-around0RONCO TRUCKING LLC 4186594TWY9698/TX
Aug 30, 2023TXII · Walk-around7OOSDIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTE 4014944NONE/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
RONCO TRUCKING LLC4186594Apr 23, 2024Feb 25, 20265TX
DIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTE4014944Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 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.
TWY9698TXRONCO TRUCKING LLCApr 23, 2024Feb 25, 20265
NONETXDIOSDADO ARAFET BUSTAMANTEAug 30, 2023Aug 30, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 24, 2026