diff --git a/services/nginx/app/objects/orders_o.php b/services/nginx/app/objects/orders_o.php
index d80c5766..81b6b8e0 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/objects/orders_o.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/objects/orders_o.php
@@ -906,6 +906,68 @@ class orders_o extends db
         return (bool)$count;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Get the timestamp of the most recent completed wash for a license plate.
+     * Used by the front page to show the "last washed" hint when a plate is
+     * scanned (DHL trailer pick-up use case, TRU-78 / DRIFT 17).
+     *
+     * Only orders that have at least one non-deleted order item are
+     * considered (mirrors the contract used by customer_vehicles_o::
+     * getLastOrderByPlate() so the timestamp is always backed by a real wash).
+     *
+     * @param string $reg_1 The license plate to look up
+     * @return string|null MySQL datetime string of the most recent qualifying
+     *                    order's `created_at`, or null when the plate has
+     *                    never been washed.
+     */
+    public function getLastWashTimestampForPlate(string $reg_1): ?string
+    {
+        $normalized_reg_1 = trim($reg_1);
+        if ($normalized_reg_1 === '') {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        $orders = self::getFieldsWhere([
+            'reg_1' => $normalized_reg_1,
+            'deleted_at' => null,
+        ], [
+            'id',
+        ]);
+
+        // Walk the orders newest-first and return the first one that actually
+        // has at least one non-deleted order item.
+        $candidate_ids = array_reverse(array_map(static function ($row) {
+            return (int)($row['id'] ?? 0);
+        }, $orders));
+
+        foreach ($candidate_ids as $order_id) {
+            if ($order_id <= 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $has_items = (new order_items_o())->getFieldsWhere([
+                'order_id' => $order_id,
+                'deleted_at' => null,
+            ], ['id']);
+
+            if (count($has_items) === 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            $details = self::getFieldsWhere([
+                'id' => $order_id,
+                'deleted_at' => null,
+            ], ['created_at']);
+
+            $created_at = $details[0]['created_at'] ?? null;
+            if (is_string($created_at) && $created_at !== '') {
+                return $created_at;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public function getFixedPricingTransactions(int $customer_number, false $asArray, string|null $dateFrom = null, string|null $dateTo = null): array
     {
         // Get the fixed pricing transactions for a customer
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php b/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
index 35873f48..ca9582f2 100644
--- a/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
+++ b/services/nginx/app/routes/plateScansRoute.php
@@ -120,11 +120,21 @@ class plateScansRoute
                                 'type' => (int)$tmp_scan_vehicle['type'],
                             ];
                         }
+                        // TRU-78 / DRIFT 17: enrich each scan with the
+                        // timestamp of the most recent completed wash for
+                        // that plate so the POS landing page can show
+                        // "last washed" at a glance when DHL trailers are
+                        // being picked up.
+                        $plate_value = (string)$scan['plate'];
+                        $tmp_scan_last_wash = [
+                            'last_wash' => (new orders_o())->getLastWashTimestampForPlate($plate_value),
+                        ];
                         // Return the object as an array
                         return [
                             ...$scan,
                             ...$tmp_scan_customer,
                             ...$tmp_scan_seen_before,
+                            ...$tmp_scan_last_wash,
                         ];
                     },
                     $number_plate_scans->forceRestrictFilters(
diff --git a/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Orders/OrderLastWashTimestampForPlateTest.php b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Orders/OrderLastWashTimestampForPlateTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..041e7277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/nginx/app/tests/Unit/Orders/OrderLastWashTimestampForPlateTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+it('orders_o exposes getLastWashTimestampForPlate that filters out orders without order items', function (): void {
+    $ordersFile = app_path('objects/orders_o.php');
+    expect(is_file($ordersFile))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $ordersCode = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', (string)file_get_contents($ordersFile));
+
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain('public function getLastWashTimestampForPlate(string $reg_1): ?string');
+
+    // The helper must look at non-deleted orders with non-deleted order items,
+    // matching the contract used by customer_vehicles_o::getLastOrderByPlate().
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain("'reg_1' => $normalized_reg_1");
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain("'deleted_at' => null");
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain("'order_id' => $order_id");
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain('return $created_at;');
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain('return null;');
+});
+
+it('plateScansRoute enriches GET /numberplatescans with last_wash per scan (TRU-78)', function (): void {
+    $routeFile = app_path('routes/plateScansRoute.php');
+    $ordersFile = app_path('objects/orders_o.php');
+
+    expect(is_file($routeFile))->toBeTrue();
+    expect(is_file($ordersFile))->toBeTrue();
+
+    $routeCode = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', (string)file_get_contents($routeFile));
+    $ordersCode = preg_replace('/\s+/', ' ', (string)file_get_contents($ordersFile));
+
+    // The route already loads orders_o and customer_vehicles_o; verify the
+    // new enrichment is wired in the GET /numberplatescans handler.
+    expect($routeCode)->toContain("\$this->get('/numberplatescans', function () {");
+    expect($routeCode)->toContain("'last_wash'");
+    expect($routeCode)->toContain('getLastWashTimestampForPlate');
+    expect($routeCode)->toContain("'last_wash' => (new orders_o())->getLastWashTimestampForPlate");
+    expect($routeCode)->toContain('$tmp_scan_last_wash');
+
+    // The helper definition must live in orders_o so the enrichment is real,
+    // not a stub.
+    expect($ordersCode)->toContain('public function getLastWashTimestampForPlate(string $reg_1): ?string');
+});