Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1996 Peterbilt 378

1XPFX60X9TD402682 · Truck · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
21 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 8
First seenAug 21, 2024
TX
Last seenMay 14, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 21 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
1XPFX60X9TD402682
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
1996
Body class
Truck
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 21, 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
FX60X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1996 or 2026

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

North American serial sequence
402682

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
1996

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
378

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Aug 21, 2024 – May 14, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
May 14, 2026TXI · Full1HERLIN TRUCKING LLC 4293292VTN4256/TX
Mar 24, 2026LAII · Walk-around4OOSJ U TRUCKING LLC 412182424R608N/TX
Mar 11, 2026TXII · Walk-around3HERLIN TRUCKING LLC 4293292VTN4256/TX
Aug 18, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSHERLIN TRUCKING LLC 4293292VTN4256/TX
Aug 12, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSHERLIN TRUCKING LLC 4293292VTN4256/TX
Jul 13, 2025TXII · Walk-around3HERLIN TRUCKING LLC 4293292VTN4256/TX
Oct 18, 2024TXII · Walk-around3OOSLUKESA TRUCKING LLC 341955129U704M/TX
Aug 21, 2024TXII · Walk-around9OOSLUKESA TRUCKING LLC 341955129U704M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HERLIN TRUCKING LLC4293292Jul 13, 2025May 14, 20265TX
J U TRUCKING LLC4121824Mar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261TX
LUKESA TRUCKING LLC3419551Aug 21, 2024Oct 18, 20242TX
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.
VTN4256TXHERLIN TRUCKING LLCJul 13, 2025May 14, 20265
24R608NTXJ U TRUCKING LLCMar 24, 2026Mar 24, 20261
29U704MTXLUKESA TRUCKING LLCAug 21, 2024Oct 18, 20242
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026