Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2019 Ford F-350

1FT8W3DT9KEF11834 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
14 mo
Inspections12
all-time
OOS inspections5
of 12
First seenJun 11, 2025
TX
Last seenAug 13, 2026
MO
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 14 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
1FT8W3DT9KEF11834
Make
Ford
Model
F-350
Model year
2019
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)
Decoded at
Jun 19, 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
1FT

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
8W3DT

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
9 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 9.

Model year candidates
1989 or 2019

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

North American serial sequence
F11834

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
FORD

Prefix basis · 3,905 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
F-350

Prefix basis · 3,905 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
2019

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
FORD

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
F-350

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Pickup

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Class 3: 10,001 - 14,000 lb (4,536 - 6,350 kg)

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 · Jun 11, 2025 – Aug 13, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Aug 13, 2026MOI · Full0ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580194108/TX
Aug 7, 2026TXI · Full9OOSELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Aug 5, 2026NCI · Full0ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Jun 16, 2026IAI · Full2OOSELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Apr 30, 2026KYI · Full1ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Apr 27, 2026MIII · Walk-around1ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Mar 19, 2026INI · Full15OOSELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Mar 1, 2026TNI · Full0ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Feb 20, 2026TXII · Walk-around2OOSELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC 4349580K194108/TX
Aug 15, 2025TNI · Full4OOSGIOS CARGO LLC 3714549K183911/TX
Jul 26, 2025TNIII · Driver-only0GIOS CARGO LLC 3714549K183911/TX
Jun 11, 2025TXII · Walk-around0GIOS CARGO LLC 3714549K183911/TX
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Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLC4349580Feb 20, 2026Aug 13, 20269TX
GIOS CARGO LLC3714549Jun 11, 2025Aug 15, 20253TX
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.
194108TX1ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLCAug 13, 2026Aug 13, 20261
K194108TX1ELITE TRUCKING OPERATIONS LLCFeb 20, 2026Aug 7, 20268
K183911TXGIOS CARGO LLCJun 11, 2025Aug 15, 20253
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 19, 2026