Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2008 Sterling Truck Acterra

2FWBCHBS08AAC9090 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under1
28 mo
Inspections10
all-time
OOS inspections3
of 10
First seenDec 21, 2023
MD
Last seenApr 4, 2026
MD
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Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
2FWBCHBS08AAC9090
Make
Sterling Truck
Model
Acterra
Model year
2008
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
Jun 18, 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
2FW

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
BCHBS

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
0 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 0.

Model year candidates
2008 or 2038

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

North American serial sequence
AC9090

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.

Not established

No supported platform claim is established for this prefix

The resolver answered successfully but returned no row above the evidence floor. This does not mean the vehicle has no platform or that no data exists; it means this store cannot make the claim.

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
2008

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
STERLING TRUCK

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Acterra

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

  • platform make
  • platform model
  • 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 · Dec 21, 2023 – Apr 4, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 4, 2026MDII · Walk-around0MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Mar 10, 2026PAIII · Driver-only0MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Nov 25, 2025MDII · Walk-around0MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Nov 26, 2024VAII · Walk-around4OOSMIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Aug 8, 2024VAIII · Driver-only0MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Jul 29, 2024PAIII · Driver-only2MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Jul 3, 2024MDI · Full3OOSMIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Mar 12, 2024MDII · Walk-around6MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Jan 5, 2024MDI · Full1OOSMIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
Dec 21, 2023MDII · Walk-around0MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC 1127944931F31/MD
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Carriers this unit has run under

1 distinct carrier · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
MIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INC1127944Dec 21, 2023Apr 4, 202610PA
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.
931F31MDMIDDLE RIVER MARINE SERVICE INCDec 21, 2023Apr 4, 202610
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 18, 2026