Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

1994 Peterbilt 378

1XPFDB9X3RD346428 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
25 mo
Inspections5
all-time
OOS inspections0
of 5
First seenAug 1, 2023
KY
Last seenSep 10, 2025
TN
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
1XPFDB9X3RD346428
Make
Peterbilt
Model
378
Model year
1994
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
FDB9X

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
3 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 3.

Model year candidates
1994 or 2024

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

North American serial sequence
346428

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 · 524 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
378

Prefix basis · 524 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
1994

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-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 · Aug 1, 2023 – Sep 10, 2025

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Sep 10, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0JACOB CHASE GANDER 2477975615793/KY
Jun 20, 2025KYIII · Driver-only0JACOB CHASE GANDER 2477975615793/KY
Aug 16, 2024KYIII · Driver-only1JACOB CHASE GANDER 2477975615793/KY
Aug 12, 2024KYI · Full0JACOB CHASE GANDER 2477975615793/KY
Aug 1, 2023KYI · Full2LEONE TRUCKING LLC 2411975615793/KY
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
JACOB CHASE GANDER2477975Aug 12, 2024Sep 10, 20254KY
LEONE TRUCKING LLC2411975Aug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231MI
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.
615793KYJACOB CHASE GANDERAug 12, 2024Sep 10, 20254
615793KYLEONE TRUCKING LLCAug 1, 2023Aug 1, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 29, 2026