Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2011 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X3BD126949 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
20 mo
Inspections8
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 8
First seenOct 31, 2023
CO
Last seenJun 28, 2025
KS
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 20 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
1XPWD49X3BD126949
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2011
Body class
Truck-Tractor
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
WD49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1981 or 2011

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

North American serial sequence
126949

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 · 926 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 926 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
2011

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
388

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 · Oct 31, 2023 – Jun 28, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Jun 28, 2025KSII · Walk-around1HIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Jun 5, 2025COI · Full11OOSHIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around6HIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Mar 23, 2025KSII · Walk-around0HIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Oct 19, 2024KSII · Walk-around0HIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Sep 8, 2024ARI · Full10OOSHIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Jul 2, 2024TXII · Walk-around8OOSHIWAY EXPRESS INC 884096249248/KS
Oct 31, 2023COII · Walk-around3LONGHORN TRUCKING LLC 3468117TEMP/KS
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
HIWAY EXPRESS INC884096Jul 2, 2024Jun 28, 20257KS
LONGHORN TRUCKING LLC3468117Oct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231KS
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.
249248KSHIWAY EXPRESS INCJul 2, 2024Jun 28, 20257
TEMPKSLONGHORN TRUCKING LLCOct 31, 2023Oct 31, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026