Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Ford F-250

1FT7W2BT6MED78140 · Pickup · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections2
of 4
First seen05/14/2024
AZ
Last seen02/01/2026
AR
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 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
1FT7W2BT6MED78140
Make
Ford
Model
F-250
Model year
2021
Body class
Pickup
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 2H: 9,001 - 10,000 lb (4,082 - 4,536 kg)
Decoded at
07/05/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 05/14/2024 – 02/01/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
02/01/2026ARIII · Driver-only0—AKULA LLC 3387821TYH8753/TX
11/08/2025IAII · Walk-around15OOSAKULA LLC 3387821TYH8753/TX
10/31/2025MSI · Full3OOSMARFA FREIGHT LLC 4445216TYH8753/TX
05/14/2024AZI · Full4—AKULA LLC 3387821TYH8753/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
AKULA LLC338782105/14/202402/01/20263TX
MARFA FREIGHT LLC444521610/31/202510/31/20251IL
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.
TYH8753TX—AKULA LLC05/14/2024 → 02/01/20263
TYH8753TX—MARFA FREIGHT LLC10/31/2025 → 10/31/20251
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/05/2026