Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Peterbilt 388

1XPWDU9X18D740391 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 5
First seenJul 28, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 30, 2025
TX
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.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
1XPWDU9X18D740391
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 29, 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
WDU9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
1 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 1.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
740391

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 · 76 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
388

Prefix basis · 76 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
2008

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.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Jul 28, 2023 – Aug 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 30, 2025TXII · Walk-around4OOSML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 396437676P326N/TX
Jul 14, 2025TXII · Walk-around9OOSML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 396437687U231N/TX
May 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around6OOSML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 396437660R138N/TX
Jul 11, 2024TXII · Walk-around11OOSML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC 396437649S644M/TX
Jul 28, 2023TXII · Walk-around10OOSVALLECILLO TRUCKING LLC 329360552N209M/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC3964376Jul 11, 2024Aug 30, 20254TX
VALLECILLO TRUCKING LLC3293605Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 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.
76P326NTXML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCAug 30, 2025Aug 30, 20251
87U231NTXML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJul 14, 2025Jul 14, 20251
60R138NTXML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCMay 17, 2025May 17, 20251
49S644MTXML TRANSPORT SERVICES LLCJul 11, 2024Jul 11, 20241
52N209MTXVALLECILLO TRUCKING LLCJul 28, 2023Jul 28, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026