Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2018 Peterbilt 579

1XPBDP9X5JD363960 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenJun 13, 2024
SC
Last seenJul 20, 2026
GA
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
1XPBDP9X5JD363960
Make
Peterbilt
Model
579
Model year
2018
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
BDP9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1988 or 2018

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

North American serial sequence
363960

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 · 21,366 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
579

Prefix basis · 21,366 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
2018

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
579

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 · Jun 13, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jul 20, 2026GAIII · Driver-only1JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Apr 10, 2026GAIII · Driver-only2JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Dec 16, 2025GAIII · Driver-only1JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Dec 16, 2025GAIII · Driver-only2JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Jun 5, 2025CTII · Walk-around4DAVE COAPSTICK 15560503089482/IN
May 14, 2025SCII · Walk-around4OOSJAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Apr 15, 2025SCIII · Driver-only1JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Apr 10, 2025SCIII · Driver-only0JAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Apr 3, 2025SCII · Walk-around3OOSJAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
Jun 13, 2024SCII · Walk-around4OOSJAMES TURMAN 1087410C048DR/GA
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JAMES TURMAN1087410Jun 13, 2024Jul 20, 20269GA
DAVE COAPSTICK1556050Jun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251IN
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
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Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
C048DRGA1JAMES TURMANJun 13, 2024Jul 20, 20269
3089482INDAVE COAPSTICKJun 5, 2025Jun 5, 20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026