Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2009 Peterbilt 387

1XP7D49X29D784258 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under3
12 mo
Inspections3
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 3
First seenSep 17, 2024
MD
Last seenSep 30, 2025
DE
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 12 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
1XP7D49X29D784258
Make
Peterbilt
Model
387
Model year
2009
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jul 30, 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
7D49X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
2 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 2.

Model year candidates
2009 or 2039

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

North American serial sequence
784258

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 · 654 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
387

Prefix basis · 654 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
2009

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
PETERBILT

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
387

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 · Sep 17, 2024 – Sep 30, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 30, 2025DEIII · Driver-only1ARL TRANSPORT LLC 1863753247202/IN
Jul 31, 2025MDI · Full1CONTINUUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LTD 1519324P1296960/IL
Sep 17, 2024MDII · Walk-around2COWAN SYSTEMS LLC 5488802332215/IN
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Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ARL TRANSPORT LLC186375Sep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251PA
CONTINUUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LTD1519324Jul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251OH
COWAN SYSTEMS LLC548880Sep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241MD
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.
3247202INARL TRANSPORT LLCSep 30, 2025Sep 30, 20251
P1296960ILCONTINUUM TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LTDJul 31, 2025Jul 31, 20251
2332215INCOWAN SYSTEMS LLCSep 17, 2024Sep 17, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jul 30, 2026