Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2013 Peterbilt 388

1XPWD49X5DD184841 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
37 mo
Inspections9
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 9
First seenJul 12, 2023
TX
Last seenAug 4, 2026
TX
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 37 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
1XPWD49X5DD184841
Make
Peterbilt
Model
388
Model year
2013
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
5 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 5.

Model year candidates
1983 or 2013

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

North American serial sequence
184841

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
2013

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 12, 2023 – Aug 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 4, 2026TXII · Walk-around0BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Jun 26, 2026TXII · Walk-around5BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Apr 3, 2026TXII · Walk-around1BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Nov 5, 2025TXII · Walk-around0BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Jul 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around1BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Apr 2, 2025TXI · Full0BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Mar 15, 2024TXII · Walk-around3BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Feb 27, 2024TXII · Walk-around5BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ 19431661L40878/TX
Jul 12, 2023TXII · Walk-around3OOSWILL & SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC 19687341L40878/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZ1943166Feb 27, 2024Aug 4, 20268TX
WILL & SONS TRANSPORTATION LLC1968734Jul 12, 2023Jul 12, 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.
1L40878TX1BENJAMIN RODRIGUEZFeb 27, 2024Aug 4, 20268
1L40878TXWILL & SONS TRANSPORTATION LLCJul 12, 2023Jul 12, 20231
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 21, 2026